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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: Zenith Bank =?iso-8859-1?b?UGxjrg==?= <info@mail.com>
Reply-To: zenithonlineadvert.plc@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:23:18 -0500
Subject:



ZENITH BANK PLC®

All types of Loan are Available at low interest rate of 3% with
maximum re-payment of 20 years. Get from $10,000 up to $200,000,000
with convenient payment options. Why wait for the money you need
urgently? we have the cash to loan you. We give out collateral and
Non-collateral Loans. *No credit or Social security check, loan is
100% guarantee. send reply to: zenith.loan.advert@gmail.com

Apply now and join thousands of satisfied customers...

*Full Name:
*Contact Address:
*State/Province:
*Country:
*Tel:
*Mobile:
*Date of Birth:
*Sex:
*Marital Statue:
*Occupation:
*Amount Needed ($):
*Loan Duration:
*Monthly income:
*Collateral (If Any):
*Other Email Address:

In acknowledgment to these details, we will send you a well calculated
Term and Conditions.

Zenith Bank Plc.

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