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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: Loan Money Market Investment <loaninvestment322@networld.at> (may be fake)
Reply-To: moneymarket_investment31007@cc.tc
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 22:02:36 +0200
Subject:


LOAN MONEY MARKET INVESTMENT!!!

Greetings to you,

I am Dr. Mrs Litza Martinez, I want you to know that I offer loan to those who
are in need of loan. I give out any kind of loan either Business loan or
financial loan at a lowest rate of 3% interest. You can apply any time you are
in need of loan either for financial use or Business use.

You can only contact me if you are interested in the loan for further
information on how to get the loan via this E-mail:
moneymarket_investment31007@cc.tc

Thanks and Have a nice day
Dr. Mrs Litza Martinez.
moneymarket_investment31007@cc.tc




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