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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: UNION LOAN SERVICES <union_loanservices@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:46:37 +0000
Subject:



Hello Viewer,
I am Mrs.Anita Baldnin (CEO) Union Loan Services Plc, I am a private loan
lender. I give out local and international loans to any body all over
the world
@ 1% interest rate. I give out loans via bank account transfer to whatever
country you are. If you are serious about getting a loan from us, You will get
your loan within 48 hours after your application has been submitted to this
great office.
I am not a bank and i do not require much documents.If you are interested in
getting a loan from our company,contact me with the following details for
immediate start up in the processing of your loan.
==========================
FIRST NAME:...............?
LAST NAME:................?
ADDRESS:..................?
COUNTRY:..................?
PHONE NUMBER: ............?
Mobile number:............?
OCCUPATION:...............?
MONTHLY INCOME............?
AGE:......................?
LOAN AMOUNT NEEDED:.......?
LOAN DURATION:............?
============================

Contact us today via email: union_loanservices@hotmail.com
Regards,

Mrs.Anita Baldnin (CEO)
Smith Loan Investment Limited.
Telephone number: +234 706 333 4016.

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