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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: LOAN FINANCIAL SERVICES <standardtrust_loan@hotmail.fr>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:13:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: STANDARD TRUST LOAN FINANCIAL SERVICES




                 STANDARD TRUST LOAN FINANCIAL SERVICES
                     Capsule center, Auto route Road, S60 2EB.

I am Mr. JIMOH ADAMS. From STANDARD TRUST LOAN Financial Services(STLFS). A certified leading loan company in Ivory Coast. Let Bouy approve the right loan in minutes. With our technology we can approve a suitable loan in minutes. Whatever your circumstances, Refinances, self employed, retired, have CCJs, we could borrow from 5,000 DOLLARS to 1,000,000 DOLLARS at just 3% interest rate with Flexible repayment over 5 to 30 years. Quick decision loans for any purpose, Secured Loans, Homeowner Loans, C I Loans, Bad Credit Loans e.t.c

STLFS is the latest leading loan company in Ivory Coast. We do loans to any part of the world."Whatever your circumstances, we are well placed to help you!" Simply complete our short form; we'll approve a suitable loan for you. You can relax, sit back, and leave the rest to us! Two Simple Steps.Step 1: Step 2:

Mr. Jimoh Adams.
Standard Trust Loan financial service.




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