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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.Gibson Craig" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrgibsoncraig@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:35:10 -0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear counsel,

I am contacting you in regards to a breach of business loan agreement with a client in your locality. I provided a loan to the company so that they can meet up with

their management and operational obligation during the rough economic climate of last year. I provided the company with an emergency loan of $450,000 with a term of 12

months and fixed interest rate of 8.5%. The repayment period has since elapsed but the company has been unable to finalize the repayment of the loan and have only paid

$86,130.15 till date. Let me know if this falls under the scope of your practice so that I can provide you with more information on this matter.

Best Regards
Mr. Gibson Craig
Email: mrgibsoncraig@hotmail.com

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