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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: "Open Loan Cooperative" <biologia@uem.mz>
Reply-To: openloancooperativeoffice2012@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 11:23:12 +0200
Subject: 100% GUARANTEE SECURE LOAN OFFER...APPLY NOW!!!

Open loan cooperative can offer extremely attractive loan mortgages
in various different currencies for their international customers
who may be interested in a low interest rate.

This loan carries a variable interest rate of 3% and is widely available for
most types of foreign loans.

The maximum loan amount is $6,000,000(Six Million United State Dollars)
and Minimum loan amount is $6,000(Six Thousand United State Dollars)
and the typical life of this type of loan duration is One(1) to(15)fifteen
years.

We can offer financial help,If you wish to apply for a loan,please
fill out our contact request form below and we'll get back to you.
**********************************************
1.)Name:
A.)Prefix (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr.):.......
B.)First name:.........................
C.)Middle Name:........................
D.)Last Name:..........................
E.)Nickname:...........................
F.)Maiden Name (If Any):...............

2.)Personal:
A.)Date Of Birth ( yyyy-mm-dd):...........
B.)Gender: Male or Female:................
C.)Marital Status:........................
D.)Number of kids (if any):...............
E.)Next Of Kin:...........................

3.)Home Address And Telephone:
A.)Address:....................
B.)City:.......................
C.)State/Province:.............
D.)Zip/postal code:............
E.)Country:....................
F.)Phone:......................
G.)Fax:........................
H.)Mobile/Cellular:............

4.)Loan Information:
A.)Loan Duration:.....................
B.)Amount Required As Loan:...........
C.)Purpose Of Loan:...................
D.)Monthly Income:....................
E.)Alternate email address required:...
*********************************
Send urgent reply via e-mail below:
openloancooperativeoffice2012@gmail.com

The Open Loan Cooperative Management wish you all the best as you
apply for our 100% secure/guarantee loan.

Sign Management. . .

Barrister(Mrs).Pamela .C. Lagdameo.
(Senior On-line Account Officer)
Open Loan Cooperative Management

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