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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: <021@ophnon.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <suzannedavisloans.inc@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 11:06:11 +0530
Subject: APPLY FOR A LOAN @ 3%

Attention:
Do you need a loan? Have you been turn down by your Bank or any
financial institution? the good news is here..We give out loan to
private individuals and companies... Perhaps you need a loan for Debt Consolidation, Home Improvements, A New or Used Car Purchase, A New
Home, Investment/Business Expansion Purposes, or Even a vacation

* Borrow between $3,000 to $3,000,000
* Choose between 1 to 15 years to repay.
* Interest rates is 3% annually
* Flexible loan terms and conditions.

In our loan scheme tagged, every customer both local and international have the guarantee of obtaining a loan from this company....on the mode
of unsecured offshore international funding which means no collateral is required for this process.
If you are interested in our services, do send us the details below so that we can start the processing of your loan request.

Amount Needed: ====== Loan duration:======== Full Names:========Occupation:==========Age:==========Gender:======== Contact address:===========State/ Country:==========Purpose of Loan:==========Email address:============Telephone Number:===========

Once we have received your email we shall preceede with further
processing of your loan application.
Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Suzanne Davis
(MD/CEO Suzanne Davis Loan Finance)
E-Mail: suzannedavisloans.inc@hotmail.com

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