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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "DIVINE INVESTMENT COMPANY" <adsl@sunet.com.au>
Reply-To: divineinvestmenthome@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 07:21:14 +1000 (EST)
Subject: APPLY
We are a fully registered loan agency,we give out loans to all in need of help across the
globe.Our loan takes a maximum of 3 working days to get to
approved to customers across the globe.We offer lowest interest rate 2% and its fixed with best
match loan including loans for applicants with
impaired or bad credit, once you complete the application form below we will proceed with the
approval of a suitable loan for you.
Your Name:
Address:
Gender:
Amount Needed:
Duration:
State:
Country:
Phone number:
Purpose of loan:
Regards,
Jerry Boone
CEO
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