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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: peters walters <peterswaltersinvestment@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:46:53 +0000
Subject:





HELLO

Am a private legitimate lender,i give out all kinds of loan which include:

AUTO LOAN

BAD CREDIT LOAN

PERSONAL LOAN

STUDENT LOANS

MORTGAGE LOAN

REFINANCE

PAYDAY LOANS

HOME EQUITY LOANS

DEBT CONSOLIDATION

BUSINESS LOANS.

ARE YOU SEEKING FOR A LOAN AT A VERY LOW INTEREST RATE
FOR ANY LOAN DURATION? (For interest rate of 3% per month),
Have tried to obtain loans from the bank but no success?
Do you need urgent cash to get out of debts?
Do you need finance to expand or establish you own business? .
We offer long Term and short term loan.
We can also offer to help refinance your home mortgage. If your credit is in
the good to excellent range and your looking to get out of your
current program
we could refinance your mortgage into a fixed rate. If you are interested
simply respond to this mail CONTACT US

(peterswaltersinvestment@gmail.com)

NOW FOR AN APPLICATION. FOR MORE DETAILS ON OUR LOAN SERVICE, Application is
available for
applicants who are 18 years and above.
Regards,

Mr PETERS







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