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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: "Brian Loan Investment Company." <info@loan.org>
Reply-To: info.investmentcomp07@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:33:49 -0200 (ARST)
Subject:




Dear Viewers,

I am Mr.Brian Christopher(C.E.O)Brian Loan Investment Company.
I am a private loan lender. We give out loans to business people and
individuals for just 1% interest rate.We give out local and international
loans to any body all over the world.We give out loans via account
transfer to what ever country you are.

We are not a bank and we do not require much documents.If you are
interested in getting a loan from our company,contact us with the
following details.
=====================================
First Name:.........................
Last Name:..........................
Gender::............................
Marital status::....................
Contact Address::...................
City/Zip code::.....................
Country::...........................
Date of Birth::.....................
Amount Needed as Loan::..............
Loan Duration::......................
Occupation::.........................
Monthly Income/Yearly Income:........
Phone:..............................
Cell Number:.........................
====================================
In acknowledgment to these details, I will send you a well calculated
Terms and Condition which will include the Loan agreement.

Best Regards,

Mr.Brian Christopher.(CEO)
Brian Loan Investment Company.
Tel:+44-704-5701-068
Email: info.investmentcomp07@gmail.com

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