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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: "Mr. Smith" <financebid1@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2013 11:32:22 +0100
Subject: Darlehen Angebot


ATTENTION!!!!!
Are you a businessman / woman? Are you in any financial mess or you need
funds to start your own business? or to pay off your bills or start a good
business?
Do You have a low credit score and have difficulty in obtaining working
capital loans from local or other financial institutions and banks?
If these and many more are your fears, contact us now via email at financebid@careceo.com, We are currently offering Loan with 4% interest Rate with no collateral.
If interested Please fill the Loan application Form below, for further processing.

Name----
Amount----
Duration----
Phone number---
Country---
Sex-------
Occupation-----

So get in touch with us today and bid goodbye to your financial troubles

Thanks
Mr. Lucas Moore


ACHTUNG!
Sind Sie ein Geschäftsmann / Frau? Sind Sie in finanziellen oder Monate benötigen Sie
Geld auf Ihr eigenes Unternehmen gründen? oder zahlen Sie Ihre Rechnungen oder starten Sie eine gute
Unternehmen?
Sie haben einen niedrigen Kredit-Score und haben Schwierigkeiten bei der Beschaffung von Arbeits
Eigenkapital oder Kredite von lokalen Banken und anderen Finanzinstituten?
Wenn Diese und viele weitere sind Ihre Ängste, kontaktieren Sie uns per E-Mail an financebid@careceo.com, Wir sind derzeit mit Loan Rate mit 4% Zinsen ohne Sicherheiten.
Bei Interesse füllen Sie bitte das untenstehende Darlehen Antragsformular für die weitere Verarbeitung.

nennen ----
Betrag ----
Dauer ----
Telefonnummer ---
Land ---
Sex -------
Beruf -----

So nehmen Sie Kontakt mit uns heute und Abschied nehmen, um Ihre finanziellen Probleme

Dank
Herr Lucas Moore

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