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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 Jess <9@allsn.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <jessabril@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 18:21:42 +0530
Subject: Hello,


My name is Mr Jess, Managing Director of JESSI ABRIL LOAN COMPANY. I am a s=
incere and certified private money lender approved by the FEDERAL GOVERNMEN=
T.I give out international and local loans to all countries in the world. I=
given out loan from $2,000 to $100,000,000 Dollars, Euro and Pounds etc', =
available now are Business, Personal, House, Travel and Student Loans. Appl=
y for a loan today. Its Easy and fast to get.4% interest rates and monthly =
installments payments. Check-out this great offer.For more information cont=
act this firm with this email address: jessabril@qq.com and send the requir=
ed information below if you are interested in this offer. Information Neede=
d Your Name in full:........................ Address:......................=
....................... Amount Needed:.................................. Du=
ration:............................................. City:.................=
.................................... State:................................=
................... Country:...............................................=
Zip code:............................................. Phone number:......=
............................. Monthly income:..............................=
... Purpose of loan:................................ As soon as you contact=
us you will never regret our transaction service. Mr Jess Abril.

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