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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: "JM Financial Investment Limited" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.jmfirm1998@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:33:33 -0700
Subject: JM Financial Investment Limited

Good day,

I am a financier, I am interested in giving out loan with interest
rate of 2.5%. My offer Start as from this minimum amount of 6,500.00 to maximum of 2 million as the
demand maybe, I offer loan to the following categories, entertainment, industries, companies,organizations, private individuals and real
estate investors.

You can contact me today if you are interested in getting this loan,then I will be glad to furnish you with more details.
Terms and Conditions will be discuss as we progress. If you are interested, kindly fill out the
information below:


Name:
sex:
Address:
Country:
State:
Tel Number:
Amount Needed:
Loan Repayment Duration:
Purpose of Loan:


Email: mr.jmfirm1998@yahoo.com.hk

Our services are available to you regardless of your country we are versatile in cross-country financing.

You can also call for more enquiries: +44-701-113-4000.,+44-701-113-3163.


Mr.John Mulder


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