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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hifc@live.it" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "hifc@live.it" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Paulo Carlos <paulocarlos@att.net>
Reply-To: hlfc@live.com.my
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:22:10 -0800 (PST)
Subject: {Spam?}
Hallo,
- Wilt u uw huis te herfinancieren?
- Wilt u uw oude leningen te consolideren?
- Bent u op zoek zakelijke of persoonlijke leningen?
- Hebt u een verschrikkelijke krediet?
Maar ik heb goed nieuws voor je. Met de Home Loan Financial Corporation (HLFC), kunt u de goedkoopste en betaalbare lening krijgen tegen een lage percentage van 3% per jaar. We hebben een licentie en internationaal erkend met een globale financiering mogelijkheden. Haal het beste voor uw familie en een eigen droomhuis alsook met onze algemene lening van de regeling. Als u geïnteresseerd bent in het verkrijgen van een lening of financieel advies nodig, aarzel dan niet om me te mailen terug op: hifc@live.it
Verdragen in het achterhoofd dat de mogelijkheid om u een lening krijgt van deze onderneming voor 100% gegarandeerd ongeacht uw credit score.
Met vriendelijke groet,
Pacelli Cristian
E-mail: hifc@live.it
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