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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: Bravo Solomon <bravosolomon1952@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 00:56:30 -0700
Subject: Attention

Attention

FAL Group are none government and joint private group of funding
investors,(individuals & firms) composed of RWA (ready, willing, and able),
Partnership and JV Investors, hard money lenders, private money lenders,
venture capitalists, expansionists investors, silent senior lenders, equity
investors, renewable investors, mezzanine debt lenders, high-yield debt
investors, bridge loans investors, projects and construction fund
investors, debts consolidation lenders, acquisition of property investors,
real estate funding investors, business developing funds investors.

We provide first and second loan/funding plan of any size, minimum of $500
thousand dollars to maximum of $500, 000, 000 million dollars. We Offer
guaranteed and unlimited loan services of any amount and to any part of
Europe, Unites State of America , Asia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana,
Swaziland, Mozambique and Namibia to individuals, companies and corporate
bodies at our superb interest rate of 3% APR Typical variable.

We also provide urgent and flexible Personal Loan such as house loan,
redeeming of distress bond, equipment fund, debt consolidation, renovation
fund; start up business capital, including all form of commercial and
project loan (secured and unsecured loan).. Regarding the property you
listed for sale, I want to know the present condition of the property, the
reason for selling, and the financial condition of the property. If you
have a deal related to our loan/funding plans do contact FAL Chief
executive Officer for business collaboration by email:
fal-finance@careceo.com<http://service.mail.com/callgate-6.73.1.0/rms/6.73.1.0/mail/getBody?folderIdmessageId=NDIyMx4kSDU3NfRtjzY3Gc8zc0fzhAti&purpose splay&bodyType=htmlNoExternals#>
Thanks

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