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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.Williams Young" <williamsyoung00@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: williamsyoung12345@googlemail.com
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:04:50 +0600
Subject: Loan



Good Day,
Contact Email: williamsyoung12345@googlemail.com
Are you a business man or woman ? Are you in any financial mess or do you
need funds to start up your own business? Do you need loan to settle your
debt or pay off your bills or start a nice business apply now. Contact Email
our offer Contact Us: williamsyoung12345@googlemail.com

* Business Loan
* Home equity Loan
* Debt consolidations Loan

Fill This Information Below:
Full Names:............................
Contact/Mailing Address:................................
State/Country:........................................
Amount needed as loan):.....................................
Loan duration:................................................
Occupation:..............................................
Cell-Phone number:....................................
Monthly Income:.........................................
Marital Status:...................................................
Purpose Of Loan:...............................................
Sex:...................................................
Age:............

Mr.Williams Young



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