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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: "MR CHANG SENG FINANCIAL SERVICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrchangsengloanfinance@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 16:45:50 +0530
Subject: LOAN OFFER

This is to inform you that Mr Chang Seng Financial Services is Granting loan facilities to everyone at three percent interest rate per annum. If you are interested in getting a loan from our company, reply with the below information:

APPLICATION DETAILS
Full Name:
Loan Amount Need:
Loan Duration:
Phone Number:
Address/Country:
Monthly Income:
Purpose Of Loan:

Regards
Mr Chang Seng Financial Services

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