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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: "Bonahis Financial Company" <info@loan.com>
Reply-To: bonahisfirm12@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 10:37:07 +0300
Subject: urgent loan

Dear Sir/Madam,

Have you thought of getting a legitimate loan provider where you would
like to re-invest after much dividends? we Offer Private, Commercial and
Personal Loans with very Minimal annual Interest Rates as Low as 3%within
a 1years to 30years repayment duration period to any part of the world. We
give out loans within the range of $5000 to $200,000,000USD. Our loans are
well insured for maximum security is our priority, Fill out the info below
so that we can proceed.E-mail:bonahisfirm12@hotmail.com)


LOAN APPLICATION FORM

FIRST NAME:
LAST NAME:
AMOUNT NEEDED:
AMOUNTNEEDED IN WORDS:
DURATION:
PURPOSE OF LOAN:
SEX (MALE/FEMALE):
NEXT OF KIN:
ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
MOBILE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
MONTHLY INCOME:

Regards,
Mr. PETER JAMES
Managing Director
BONAHIS FINANCE COMPANY
bonahisfirm12@hotmail.com




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