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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "UNIQUE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC." <info@loan.com>
Reply-To: Uniqueloan_holding@w.cn
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:57:15 +0800
Subject: You Are Welcome To Unique Loan Office Interest Rate At Just 3%

UNIQUE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC.
House 53ukb, Ruthberry Avenue,
Manchester, SK9 1AXMUK
United Kingdom.

A REGISTERED AND LICENSED COMPANY UNDER THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE HERE IN THE
UNITED KINGDOM.

WE OFFER LEGITIMATE LOANS OF ANY KIND.THEY ARE QUICK AND AFFORDABLE WITH
INTEREST RATE AT JUST 3% RANGING FROM $10,000.00 USD to $30,000,000.00 USD
maximum ON DURATION OF Five to Thirty years (5-30 Yrs) OF REPAYMENT.

We offer the following kinds of loans and many more;

* Personal Loans ( Unsecured Loan)
* Business Loans ( Unsecured Loan)
* Consolidation Loan
* Combination Loan
* Home Improvement

If you are interested in our financial offer by making an enquiry, do not
hesitate to furnish us with the details below to commence with the processing
of your loan sum accordingly.

First Name:........................
LastName...........................
Gender:............................
Marital status:....................
Contact Address:...................
Phone:.............................
City/Zipcode:......................
Date Of Birth:.....................
Amount Needed as Loan:.............
Loan Duration:.....................
Monthly Income/Yearly Income.......
Occupation:........................
Purpose For Loan:..................
Fax:...............................
email:.............................

In acknowledegment to these details, we will send you a well calculated Terms
and Condition.

Furthermore, be informed that you will also need a form of Identification
which can be either a Driver's License or your working Identity card.

Thanks For Your Interest!!!

Dr. Mark Anderson
Financial Controller/London Operation Manager.
Email; Uniqueloan_holding@w.cn
Tel: +44-704-570-9292

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