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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: "FINANCIAL FIRST TRUST" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <financialfirsttrust@w.cn>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 18:52:44 -0700
Subject: Finance Offer

Good day Sir/Madam.

Greetings to you from this FINANCIAL FIRST TRUST FUNDS Co. ,this is to
inform you of our affordable loan investment offer. But then,FINANCIAL
TRUST FUNDS (with over 13 years experience) is a private company that
provides financial services with a flexibility that your everyday bank
cannot afford to provide.Principal loan amounts range from $1,000 to
$5,000,000 USD. Which of course depends on the purpose of the loan
applicant needs for his/her project.Then here i am at your door step to
help you achieve your dream, if you are interested in obtaining a
loan in my company to start up business or any other thing that will
benefit you and the world in general, i am here to help you out. To start
with, You are require to contact our office via financialtrustfunds@w.cn
by filling the application form and return for further processing.

The interesting part is our low interest rate of 0.3% monthly and 3% per
annum which depends on the payment period of up to 50years. If you are
interested in obtaining this type of opportunity for your Business
expansion or to open a very large profitable business,Then,FINANCIAL TRUST
FUNDS , is here to help you build your foundation.

Below is the Loan Application which will be forwarded to the processing
and inspection department.


FILL AND RETURN THIS APPLICATION FORM

Name:____________ ___
Address/Appt:______________________
City/State/Zip:____________
Country_________________
[State..] __________
Phone:________________
Contact By:
[Home Phone] [Anytime..]
License:________________________
[Male/Female]_____________________
Date of Birth_____________________
Loan Duration: _________________
Loan Amount: __________
Monthly Income____________


Acknowledging to these details, I will send you a well calculated
Terms and Condition which will include the agreement.

IDENTIFICATION NEEDED:

Furthermore be informed that you will also need a form of Identification
which can be either a Driver's License or your working Identity card as
well as an International Passport if you have one.In acknowledgment to
this mail, we can start the processing of your loan.

Thanks for your understanding.

Again You are require to contact our office via financialtrustfunds@w.cn

Warmest Regards.
Luis Oliviera.
MD/C.E.O

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