419 scam: "Citifinaciero Seguros"<citifinaciero@mail.com> Loan

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- citifinaciero@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Citifinaciero Seguros" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <citifinaciero@consultant.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:32:59 +0100
Subject: Loan

Dear Sir/Madam,

Are you a business man or woman? 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?
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:
a) Personal Loan, Business Expansion,
b) Business Start-up, Education,
c) Debt Consolidation,
d) Hard Money Loans
We offer loan at low interest rate of 3% and with no credit check,
We offer Personal loans, Debt Consolidation loans, venture capital,
Business loans, Education loans, Home loans or "loans for any
Reason! However, our method, offers you the best chance to state the amount of
Loans needed and also the duration you can afford.
This gives you a real chance to get the funds you need!
Any Interested Applicants should Fill out the application details below: and return by mail to: citifinaciero@consultant.com

APPLICATION DETAILS

1) FULL NAMES:
2) CONTACT ADDRESS:
3) PHONE NUMBER:
4) AMOUNT NEEDED AS LOAN:
5) OCCUPATION:
6) COUNTRY:
7) AGE:

Thanks
Don Luis Alberto
citifinaciero@consultant.com

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