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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: "Mrs. Teresa Bela" <info@loan.net>
Reply-To: flowelldesk@aol.com
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2012 06:28:29 +0300
Subject:

Loan Services Offered.


Do you need an urgent loan facility to help you meet up with your
immediate needs?

Our company is based in Madrid Spain as we've been into the
financial
business for over 17 years now with a low interest of 2%. We give out loan to
people from America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand Australia and Africa within a
maximum of 4 days depending on the seriousness of the applicant.

a) Personal loans, business expansion.
b) Business start-up and education.
c) Debt Consolidation.
d) Hard Money loans.
e) Mortgage Finance.

APPLICATION FORM:
1)First Name:
2)Last Name:
3)Address:
4)Country:
5)Marital Status:
6)Sex:
7)Phone Number:
8)Cell Phone:
9)Occupation:
10)Amount Needed As The Loan:
11)Loan Duration:
12)Purpose Of Loan:
13)Have You Applied Before:


contact us via: flowelldesk@aol.com


Regards,
Mrs. Teresa Bela
Announce
Country: Madrid Spain
E-mail: flowelldesk@aol.com



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