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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: FAST FIRM LOAN <nortonfinance7@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: nortonfinance47@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:38:26 -0400
Subject:



FAST LOAN FIRM

We give out loan to Organizations and individual's for just 2%
interest rate.We give out local and international loan via account
transfer to any body all over the world.
Borrow £5,000 to £1,000,000
Borrow over 3 to 25 years
Simple, fast and straight forward
Free yourself from unwanted debts


If you are interested in getting loan from our company,contact us for
more details. EMAIL: nortonfinance47@yahoo.com.hk

Note: You must be 18 years and above before you can qualify to apply.

FAST LOAN FIRM : Turning your ideas into realities

Regards,
Rev. John Kenneth

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