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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: "Mr.Leo Brown" <leobrown20@gmail.com>
Reply-To: leobrown20@omail.hu
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:44:55 +0700
Subject:


Hello,
Are you looking for a business loan,personal loan,home loan,auto
loan,student loan,debt consolidation loan,unsecured loan,venture
capital etc...OR Were you refused a loan by a bank or any financial
institution for one or more reasons.You are in the right place for
your loan solutions!
I am a private lender,I grant loans to companies and individuals at a
low and affordable interest
rate of 3%.Interested? Contact us for the follow up processing of the loan and
transfer within 48 hours; EMAIL US RIGHT NOW WITH :leobrown20@omail.hu

APPLICATION DETAILS

Name
Date of birth :
Gender:
Marital status:
Address:
City:
State/province:
Zip/postal code:
Country:
Phone:
E-mail:
State Purpose of Loan:
Loan Amount:
Loan Duration :
Net monthly income.

Get back to me as soon as possible with above details for more information.
I hope to hear from you.
Regards
Mr Leo Brown
leobrown20@omail.hu


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