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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: "ALLAN LOAN COMPANY" <allanloancompany@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 09:07:07 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: LOAN(APPLY IF INTERESTED)

ALLAN LOAN INVESTMENT COMPANY


Greetings Applicant,

We write to acknowledge the receipt of your email, we the
Allan Loan Investment (A.L.I), got your email, we will be able to
lend you any amount of money you need, anywhere in around the globe,
if only you agree to our terms and conditions, We Offer LOANS ranging
from $5,000.00 Min. to $800,000,.00 Max. at 3% interest rate per
annum, You are to fill the Loan Application Form , so that we can send
down our terms and conditions to you, Below is the loan application
form as stated .

Loan Application Details

Name(Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., etc.):
First name:
Middle name:
Last name:
Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd):
Gender:
Marital status:
Total Amount Needed :
Time Duration :
Address:
City:
State/province:
Zip/postal code:
Country:
Home Phone:
Office Phone:
Mobile/cellular:
Fax:
Monthly Income
Occupation:
E-mail:

Any interested persons should fill the form above.

Regards,
Mr Peter Mario.

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