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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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Fraud email example:

From: CAPChoice Solutions<johnb-cc-l@msn.com>
Reply-To: johnb_ccl@msn.com
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:37:20 +0100
Subject: Loan adv>

Hello Sir/Ma Are you desperately in need of a loan? Have you been denied of a loan from your bank or any financial firm or institution? Do you need financial assistance? Do you need a loan to pay off your bills, debt or buy a home? Do you want to have a business of your own and you need financial loan assistance? Contact us today for your financial help. We are willing to help you out on either business or personal loans. Offers are available and at affordable interest rate of 3.2%. Interested Persons or companies should contact us via e-mail Best Regards, Mr. John Broussard, Procurement Officer.Hao.

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