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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: "SHELL FEDERAL CREDIT LOAN COMPANY" <H.Carney@uea.ac.uk>
Reply-To: shell.federal.cerdit.loancompany@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:42:07 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: SHELL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION




SHELL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
SHELL CENTRE, CAPE TOWN, SE1 7NA
SOUTH AFRICA.
EMAIL ADDRESS: shell.federal.cerdit.loancompany@gmail.com


Good Day,

Are you tired of seeking loan, Are you in any financial mess or do you need
funds to start up your own business? Do you need loan to settle your debt or
pay off your

bills or start a nice business? Do you have a low credit score, and you are
finding it hard to obtain capital loan from local banks/other financial
institutes? Do you

need a loan or funding for any reason such as,

* Real Estate Loans
* Business Loans
* Other Loans
* Personal Loans

Fill the following...

1.FULL NAME:-----------------
2.Full Address:-----------------------------
3.OCCUPATION:-------------------------
4.SEX:--------
5.PHONE NUMBER:--------------
6.AMOUNT NEEDED AS LOAN:----------
7.MONTHLY INCOME:-------------
8.DURATION:---------

LOAN RATES:
Minimum: $2,000 (two Thousand USD)
Maximum: $10,000,000 (Ten Million USD)

Contact us via Email: shell.federal.cerdit.loancompany@gmail.com
Contact Name: Kenneth Nana



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