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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: "AL RAJHI BANK BHD" <info@alrajhi.com>
Reply-To: loan.dept@superposta.com
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:11:46 -0500
Subject: N/A

Attn: To Whom It May Concern!

Are you a business man or woman ? Are you in any financial mess or do
you need funds to start up your own business? Do you need loan to
settle your debt or pay off your bills or start a nice business? Do you
have a low credit score and you are finding it difficult to obtain
capital loan from local bank or company?.The management of Al Rajhi
Bank Plc of Malaysia now give out loan Internationally at low rate of
2% per annum.interested applicants are to contact the management via
email for application details. Thanks as we hope a nice transaction
with you..

Required Data
1.Full Name:
2.Sex:
3.Age:
4.Phone:
5.Fax:
6.Country:
7.Amount needed:
8.Duration Period:

Thanks as we awaits a nice transaction with us

Al Rajhi Bank, Malaysia 2010

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