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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 INVESTMENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ericmooreloaninvestment@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2012 18:22:30 +0530
Subject: LOAN LOAN LOAN APPLY

Good Day,

ARE YOU IN ANY KIND OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY? DO YOU NEED A LOAN TO
CLEAR YOUR DEBTS? DO YOU INTEND TO INCREASE YOUR FINANCES? ARE YOU A BUSINESS
MAN OR WOMAN WHO WANTS TO EXPAND HIS/HER FIRM. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO
CONTACT THE EFFICIENT LOAN LENDING FIRM FOR YOUR EFFICIENT LOAN.I AM RECOGNIZED
BY BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND THE GOVERNMENT FOR OUR GREAT EFFICIENCY.AND WE OFFER
LOAN AT LOW INTREST RATE OF 3%.PLEASE REPLY BACK.

APPLICATION FORM:
Full Name______
Full Address_______
Sex______
Country______
State______
Phone Number______
Occupation____
Purpose of Loan_______
Amount Needed as Loan in Usd:______
Duration of Loan:__________

CEO
First city solution & Lending Investments
E-Mail;{Do you need a loan to expand or start up a business.Apply for a
loan now and secure your futurefor more information email us on: ericmooreloaninvestment@yahoo.cn

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