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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: "Loan Services Apply" <info@loan.org>
Reply-To: unionloandeprt@live.com
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:06:10 -0000 (GMT)
Subject:





Dear Sir/Madam,

We offer loan at 2% low interest rate and with no credit check, we offer
Personal loan, debt consolidation loan, venture capital, business
loan,Education loan, Home loan or loan for any reason, contact us today
with following details for further details on the loan terms and
repayment plans:

1. Full Names:..........................
2. Full Contact Address:...............
3. Country of Residence:...............
4. Telephone/Mobile:....................
5. Age and Sex:........................
6. Occupation:..........................
7. Monthly Income:......................
8. Amount needed as loan:..............
9. Loan Duration:......................
10.Purpose of Loan:...................

Regards,
Dr Anderson Roger



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