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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: "Crawford Spain" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <crawfordspainloans@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:45:17 +0100
Subject: Loan

Dear Sir/Madam,

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with very Minimal annual Interest Rates as Low
as 4 percent within a 1year to 50years repayment duration
period to any part of the world. We give out loans
within the range of USD 5,000 to USD 260,000,000.
Our loans are well insured for maximum security
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BORROWERS INFORMATION:

Your Names:_
Your Address:_
Your Age:_
Your Fax Number:_
Personal Number:_
Telephone Number:_
Office Number:_
Your Occupation:_
Company:_
Your Country:_
Sex:_
Monthly Income:_
Amount Needed:_
Loan Duration:_
Email Address:_
Brief Description of Individual:_


Best Regards,
Mr.crawford spain

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