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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 JERRY ROLANDS" <info@loan.com>
Reply-To: jerryrolands03@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:45:36 +0800
Subject: ATTENTION: DO YOU NEED A LOAN? { APPLY NOW }

Goodday Sir/Madam,

Welcome to Rolands Financier Services. as part of its welfare package is
offering a business and personal loan offer at 3% interest rate without
any collateral security. This is to help individuals reach their financial
objectives.Interested persons should email us on jerryrolands03@gmail.com

* Personal Loan (Unsecured)
* Business Loan (Unsecured)
* Debt Consolidation Loan
* Improve your home

APPLICATION:
1)Name:
2)Prefix (Mr., Mrs., (Ms)., Dr., etc.)
3)First Name:
4)Last Name:
5)Address:
6)Country:
7)Marital Status:
8)Phone Number:
9)Cell Phone:
10)Occupation:
11)Amount Needed As The Loan:
12)Loan Duration:
13)Purpose Of Loan:
14)Have You Applied Before:

All replies should be forwarded to:E-mails: jerryrolands03@gmail.com. As soon as
we recieve the application, Then we will process your Loan application for
approval

Regards,
Mr.Jerry Rolands
E-mail: jerryrolands03@gmail.com
Announcer

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This message is sent in compliance of the new email Bill HR 1910. Under
Bill HR 1910 passed by the 106th US Congress on May 24, 1999, this
messagecannot be considered Spam as long as there is a way to be removed.
Per Section HR 1910,please type, "REMOVE" in the subject line and reply to
this email. All removal requests are honored immediately once received. If
we offended you please accept our sincere apology Reply: jerryrolands03@gmail.com
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