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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: "Easy Loan Global Investment" <info@loan.com>
Reply-To: fastloanfunding-001@live.com
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:19:31 -1100
Subject: DO YOU NEED AN INSTANT LOAN!!!?

Dear Sir/Madam,

Welcome to The Easy Loan Global Investment. . DO YOU NEED AN INSTANT LOAN!!!?
EASYLOAN GLOBAL INVESTMENT PLC Offers; Business Loans,
Educational Loans,Personal Loans, Retired Loans, Debt Consolidation
Loans, Auto Loans and Mortgage Loans.)with 3% interest rate offer, over 1 to
30 years duration.If interested,contact me on my e-mail address:fastloanfunding-
001@live.com

LOAN APPLICATION FORM TO FILL:

1. FULL NAME:
2. Next Of Kin:
3. ADDRESS:
4. COUNTRY:
5. City:
6. AMOUNT NEEDED AS LOAN:
7. Purpose of Loan:
8. LOAN DURATION:
9. MOBILE TEL:
10.AGE/SEX:
11.MONTHLY INCOME:
12.OCCUPATION:

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Bryan Gibson
Head, Marketing Department
Easy Loan Global Investment.


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