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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: "INTERCONTINENTAL LOAN COMPANY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <intercontinetalloan@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:24:47 +0700
Subject: INTERCONTINENTAL LOAN COMPANY LIMITED ( LOAN OFFER)

Dear Customer,

INTERCONTINENTAL LOAN COMPANY LIMITED,help you to change the way you live.Seeking for a loan with us is simple and straight forward,

loans from $5,000 to $4,000,000.00 over 5 to 30 years.we make the process convenient and fast.

Our interest rate is 3% APR Typical variable and this means that all of our clients pay this rate.

Interested Persons should fill the information below and forward to us via E-mail :

BORROWERS INFORMATION

Your names ................................
Your country...............................
Your address ..............................
Your Age...............................
Your Fax Number...................
Personal number.......................
Office number.................................
Your occupation..........................
Your marital status ......................
Current Status at place of work.........
Sex...................................
Phone number..............................
Monthly Income...............................
Amount Needed...........................
Loan duration.......................................
Brief description of individual...........

Kind Regards,

Mr.David Johnson

Email: intercontinetalloan@gmail.com

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