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fighting spam and scams on the Internet
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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Expert Loan Quote, Inc" <post@expertquote.com>
Reply-To: verificationdept066@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:50:02 -0600
Subject:
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If you are looking to apply for a loan online, we can help.
We offer loan to people who are in need and we also provide
the cheapest interest rate available to you. We can offer
easy online loans to tenants and homeowners alike, with a
good or bad credit history. So if you want secured or unsecured
personal loans or even a cash loan or "Guarantor loan" let the
experts help you solve your finicial problem!
Complete our quick and easy loans application form below:
Aplicant Names:
Amount Needed:
Purpose:
Date Of Birth:
Home Tel No:
Mobile Tel:
Other Email:
Contact Address/ Postcode:
Employment Type:
Monthly Income:
We will call you and guide you through the rest of the process.
Jeninfer POINTER (Mrs)
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