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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:
- 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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "WILLIAMS MOORE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <williams.moore@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 21:22:21 -0700
Subject: Dear Valued Customer
Dear Valued Customer
Are you a businessman or woman? Are you in any financial stress or do you need funds to start up your own business? Do you have a low credit score and you are finding it hard to obtain a loan from local banks and other financial institutes?
a) Personal Loan, Business Expansion.
b) Business Start-up and Education.
c) Debt Consolidation.
d) Hard Money Loans.
However, Our method offers you the chance to state the amount of loan needed and also the duration you can afford to complete the loan repayment with an interest rate of 2%. This gives you a real chance to get the funds you need. Interested Applicants should complete the below details:
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATIONS
Your names:__________
Your Sex:_ _______________
Your country:_______________
Your address:_________________
Your occupation:_________________
Your marital status:_________________
Current Status at place of work:____________
Mobile number:________________
Monthly Income:______________
Lo an Amount Needed:______________
Loan Duration:_____________________
Zip/Postal Code:____________________
Purpose of Loan:____________________
E-mail Address:_____________________
Awaiting Your Response via Contact email:
Best Regards
Williams Moore.
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