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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: "NATHAN COMMERCIALS FINANCIAL" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:22:25 +0200
Subject: URGENT

We Offer Private, Commercial and Personal Loans with very Minimum annual Interest Rates as
Low as 2% within 1year to 30years
repayment duration period to any part of the world.
We give out loans within the range of 10,000 to 900,000,000USD .
Loan specialists who help stop Bad Credit History,
to discover a win solution which is Our Mission. Our loans are well insured for maximum security is our priority,
Are you losing sleep at nights worrying how to get a Legit Loan Lender?
Are you biting your finger nails to the quick?
Instead of beating yourself up, contact NATHAN COMMERCIALS FINANCIAL LOANS now
via E-mail: nathan.commercials.financial.loan@hotmail.com
If you are interested,

a) Personal Loan, Business Expansion
b) Business Start-up , Education
c) Debt Consolidation ,
d) Hard Money Loans

We offer loan at low interest rate of 2% and with no credit check ,we offer

Personal loans,
debt consolidation loans,
venture capital,
business loans,
education loans,
home loans or
loans for any reason!"

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