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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: "Mrs.Fantasia Cole" <mrsmithloanfirmltd@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fantasialoans@msn.com
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 18:50:41 -0800
Subject:

Dear Sir/Madam,

Are you in any financial stress or do you need funds to start up your
own business? Do you need loan to settle your debt or pay off your
bills ? Do you have a low credit score and you are finding it hard to
obtain a loan from local banks and other financial institutes? i have
assisted people financially,because i think enough of all these
bankrupt and montages I'm hearing and we give out loan at 3% interest
rate. here is our contact email: (fantasialoans@msn.com) Do you need a
loan or funding for any reason such as:

(a) Open Business,(b) Business Expansion,(c) Investment Loan,(d) Debt
Consolidation,(e) Personal Loan,(f) Education,

*Borrow anything up to $10,000.00 USD(TEN THOUSAND USD) minimum to
$26,000,000.00 USD (TWENTY SIX MILLION USD) maximum, Hurry Up and get
this Unique Opportunity Everyone is talking about.

Note: You have to fill the following information in other for us to
proceed further: Applicant's Name:____Contact address:____Phone
number:____Amount Needed:____When Needed:___Purpose for
loan:___Duration:____Monthly income:____Sex:___Marital
status:___Age:____Country:____ and send it to this email:
(fantasialoans@msn.com) so that your loan can be process.

Regards
Mrs.Fantasia Cole

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