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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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Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?B?QlJBTkRFRCBUUlVTVCBGSU5BTkNFIExURMKu?= <info@mail.com>
Reply-To: brandedtrustfinancialhouse@live.com
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 13:55:58 -0200 (BRST)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?RmluYW5jaWFsIE9mZmVyICJBcHBseSBOb3ci4oCP4oCP4oCP?=


Are you tired of Seeking Loans and Mortgages from your local banks?

BRANDED TRUST FINANCIAL HOUSE is an online payday lender in UK providing
fast and quick payday loans & cash advances, unsecured, short/long-term
payday loans for your emergency needs. We have succeeded in granting loans
to thousands of large and small scale enterprises all over the world, from
America to Asia.

We give out the best services ever to all our customer, and we are working
towards and beyond our customers reach and expectations, as we render out
all kinds of Loans to Loan seekers, Individuals, Corporate Organizations,
Companies etc.

Our Loan range from $20,000.00 USD to $20,000,000.00 USD.
To apply for a loan with us today,do provide us with the following details:

Name:
Loan Amount:
Expected Repayment Duration:
Country of Residence:
Occupation:
Purpose of Loan:
Tell:

Thanks for your interest
Please send all replies to :
Mr. Paul Bradson
Email: brandedtrustfinancialhouse@live.com



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