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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: Access Capital <access.capital@ojooo.us>
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 15:50:39 +0100
Subject: Access Capital (access.capital@ojooo.us) wants you to take a look at this link:

http://mice-contact.com/news/detail/archive/2013/10/article/lufthansa-no.html

This is the message:

Good Day:

Do you need an urgent loan to solve your financial needs, We Offer loan ranging from $5,000.00 to $75,000,000.00 Max, we are reliable, efficient, Fast and dynamic,with 100% Guaranteed We also gives out loan in ( Euros,Pounds and Dollars. ) The Interest rate applicable to all Loans is (3%, ) if you are interested get back to us via ( access.capital@ojooo.us ) with the information below :

Your Full Name:_____
Country:__________
City:____________
Address:__________
Age:_____________
Sex:_____________
Occupation:________
phone Number:______
Amount Needed:______
Duration:___________
Loan Purpose:________
Monthly Income:______

Thanks.
Access Capital

Best wishes as always
Your MICE-Contact Team

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