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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. Burstein, Bonnie." <JFinances@Johnsonfinancial.com>
Reply-To: JFinances@live.com
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 04:52:08 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Get Refinance Loan & Business Loan At Low Rate of 3%

Dear Sir/Madam,
Do you need Loan to boost your finance or invest in your dream business,
we offer loans to any body who wish to become our customer anywhere in the
world.

Our services is as follow: Secured personal loans and mortgages and we
grant debt consolidation,business loans,private loans,home refinancing and
much more at a low interest rate(3%) and re-payment can be made either
monthly or yearly.

Contact us if you are interested Via Email
E-mail: jfinances@hotmail.com
jfinancialloans@hotmail.com

Mrs. Burstein, Bonnie.
(Managing Director On-line Advertiser)

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