419 scam: "MICHAEL SPANISH FINANCE NET-WORKING INC" <info@spanish.es> ATTENTION : DO YOU NEED A LOAN ??? -------- APPLY NOW

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "loan amount" (Beware of fake loan offers. Real lenders would not normally use free webmail addresses such as Yahoo, nor would they lend to individuals or small businesses in a different country from where they are based. Beware of mobile phones or redirector numbers!)
- "your loan " (Beware of fake loan offers. Real lenders would not normally use free webmail addresses such as Yahoo, nor would they lend to individuals or small businesses in a different country from where they are based. Beware of mobile phones or redirector numbers!)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348057213658 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "MICHAEL SPANISH FINANCE NET-WORKING INC" <info@spanish.es>
Reply-To: info.net2nig@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:19:06 +0100 (CET)
Subject: ATTENTION : DO YOU NEED A LOAN ??? -------- APPLY NOW

ATTN: MD/C.E.O's,

Today with Bad/Poor Credit History, Bankruptcy, Late Bills, High Interest
Loans and other many forms of Financial setbacks most of us feel its
impossible to obtain Finance/Loans and that all offers that seems to good
to be true are because they are but let me prove you wrong.My name is Dr.
Michael Spanish of Michael Spanish Finance Net-Working International and I
have no intention of wasting your time we offer Loan to a serious
individuals or an Organization with low interest rate of 3%. I want to
know what you would like to obtain finance for? I can provide you with any
purpose loan based on a collateral free package to make Loan Disbursement
easy, we have Funds to Release to the following Countries to handle
different regions:

Asia- Thailand, UAE,China,Hong
Kong,Japan,Qatar,Iran,Singapore,Russian,Malaysia,Saudi Arabia
Europe - Iceland, Holland,
Spain,Finland,Norway,Germany,Italy,France,Demark,Austria,Portugal
America- California,Texas,New York,Mexico,Los Angeles,Virginal,Canada and
Other Countrie's.

Whatever the reason you need to borrow - Business Setup, Business
Expansion, Debt consolidation, Home improvements or a family holiday, You
name it! I can help regardless of your financial circumstances.It will
amaze you to discover how fast and professional some services can be
online loan service, loan Amount ranges from $50,000 Minimum up to a
maximum of $500 Million with World Class standard facilities to make sure
the funds gets to you at ease Send a reply now to ( net2biz@livemail.tw )
showing your interest and along side furnishing the details below to
facilitate your loan Request/Approval:

If interested, fill out the application information below:

BORROWER'S DATA INFORMATION

*(1)Loan Amount Needed:
*(2)Loan Amount Needed In Words:
*(3)Full Names:
*(4)Country:
*(5)Valid Cell Phone Number's Or Tel Phones:
*(6)Purpose Of Loan:
*(7)Address:
*(8)Occupation:
*(9)Gender: Male Or Female:
*(10)Nationality:
*(11)Loan Duration:
*(12)State:
*(13)City:
*(14)Age:

Following your response, I'll get back to you immediately with further
information on how to go about processing and approving your loan amount
. A very nice day is my wish to you.

Thanks for your patronage
I look forward to hear from you soonest.
Your's Sincerely,
Dr. Michael Spanish
Tel: +234 805-721-3658
Executive Zonal Coordinator
Email: net2biz@livemail.tw
Michael Spanish Finance Net-working

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