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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:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- 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.
- zinaoyans@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Zina Oyans" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <zinaoyans@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:40:06 +0200
Subject: Loan Offer
Good Day,
Zina International Loans is offering out loans to the public with a very low
rate of 2%. We offer out personal and business loans.Are you in debt and you
need an urgent loan? Do you need a real estate loan? Do you need secured or
unsecured loan?Need financing but don't know how to go about securing a loan?
Contact us for help.Financing shouldn't be a mystery.We would love to fund
projects at hand and offer personal loans as well to you, your firm/partners
and clients. A loan process can be completed within a space of one week
provided terms of loan contract is agreed upon.look no further contact Zina
International loans today on.
Email:zinaoyans@hotmail.com
Full Name:_
Purpose of loan:_
Age:_
Gender:_
Address:_
Country:_
Company name:_
Occupation:_
Telephone:_
Amount Needed As The Loan:_
duration:_
Monthly Income:_
We only give out loans from $4,000 to $50,000,000 with a maximum time
duration of 30years and you must provide sufficient details that you will be
able to handle the funds you are applying for.
Yours in Service,
Zina Oyans
N-B:MAKE SURE YOU REPLY TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE FOR EASY VERIFICATION:
zinaoyans@hotmail.com
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