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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: "Mirko Usmanov" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mirko.usmanov@aim.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 09:22:57 -0700
Subject: DO YOU NEED A LOAN ? WE CAN HELP YOU !!

Dear Sir/Madam,

Do you need to fund or finance a project?
- Do you want to raise capital for a business transaction?
- Or maybe you require a line of credit from your bank

We can help you!

We are agents working directly with private investors/financial firm in UK who are able to provide yearly renewable bank instruments i.e. SBLC or BG with no upfront fees to get your project funded or get a credit line with your bank.

The assign Instruments include BG, Insurance Guarrantees, Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) and third party guarantees such as a Standby Forward Commitment to Purchase or a Standby Loan.

If you are looking to raise capital, we will be happy to help put you in contact with viable investors. We will, however, require to be paid an agreed commission only after successful completion of the loan process. Loans range from US1m to US$500m.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete the required information below and I will send you more information and the application form.

Please note that not everyone is qualified for this facility.
The investors are very strict with allocation which is based on first come first serve basis and they will do proper Due Diligence check on potential borrower before accepting any application.

Information Required:

Your Name or company name:
Your Address:
Contact Telephone (include country code:
Email Address:
Amount Required:
Purpose of Loan:
Position (Agent or Principal):
Best time to call

Regards.

Mirko Usmanov

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