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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: Project Finance International Loan <info@loan.com>
Reply-To: projectfinanceloan@rogers.com
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 12:38:13 +0100
Subject:



PROJECT FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LOAN

PROJECT FINANCE INTERNATIONAL is a consulting group for international debt and
equity project finance in addition to commercial mortgage finance in the
WORLDWIDE market. We are certified loan lender and offer secured loan to
individuals and companies at 3% low interest.

We are focused on attempting to fill the void that exists where there are
limited options for suitable funding of major corporate and real estate
projects, and especially where the request is large. The Minimum amount you can
borrow is $10,000.00 dollars to Maximum of $10 Million.

Services Rendered include; Refinance, Home Improvement, Investment Loan, Auto
Loans, Debt Consolidation, Line of Credit, Second Mortgage, Business Loans,
Personal Loans, Car Loan, Auto Loan.

If you are interested in our offer please state briefly the following
information to the management.

FIRST INFORMATION NEEDED ARE:

Full Name:.................................
Complete Address:..........................
Age/Sex:...................................
Date Of Birth:.............................
Marital status:............................
Mother Maiden Name:........................
Mother Date Of Birth:......................
Amount Needed..............................
Duration:..................................
Loan Purpose:..............................
What is Your Credit History:...............
Employment Status:.........................
Phone Number:..............................
Fax Number:................................
Alternate Email............................
Occupation:................................
Monthly Income:............................
Brief description of individual: .................................

THERE IS NOTHING TO LOSE BUT YOUR DEBT AND FINANCIAL PROBLEMS. Contact us with
this
Email: projectfinanceloan@rogers.com

Best Regards
Michael Lawrence
General Consultant
Project Finance International Loan

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