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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: Mrs larry Tina <larrytinaloanfirm@infor.com>
Reply-To: larrytinaloanfirm@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 04 May 2010 12:15:05 +0700
Subject:



Attntion
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BORROWERS APPLICAN'T FORMATION FILL.
Full Name _______________
Amount of Loan_______________
Loan Purpose :__________________
Loan Duration_____________________
Address of Applicant:________________
Occupation: _________________
City: ___________________
State: ________________
Country: _______________
Gender:_________________
Age:________________
Mobile_______________
Monthly Income_____________
Email Address_________
Password______________
Mrs Larry Tina
M/D
T . L .P
Email:larrytinaloanfirm@hotmail.com



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