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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 Lucio Cooks <lucio@loan.com>
Reply-To: lucio.loan.firm@sify.com
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:13:09 +0200
Subject:

I am Mr Lucio Cooks., a Private And Government Aprroved Loan Lender and a
cooperate financial for real estate and any kinds of business financing. call
us now for an immediate decision in Principle loan for a secured and unsecured
loan. Mortgage or re-mortgage however bad your current credit status may be.
Interested person or persons should contact us on our company's Email Address:
lucio.loan.firm@sify.com

FIRST INFORMATIONS NEEDED ARE:
Name of Applicant:..........
Location:........ .
Status.............
Occupation..........
Age:.........
Country......
Zip/Code...........
Nationallity..........
State..........
Contact Phone numbers:..........
Monthly Income..................
Amount Needed..............
Loan Duration.............

Interested person or persons should contact us on our companies Email Address:
lucio.loan.firm@sify.com

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