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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: <info11@movistar7776.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <markpaul34loanfirm@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 22:37:34 +0530
Subject: RE LOAN APPLICATION FORM


Maul Paul LOAN FINANCE
HEAD OFFICE : 1600 Stewart Avenue , Suite 404 Westnury , NY 11590th
Tel : +1917720-8345
Branch Moti Ram DL 110032 , Shahdara New Delhi , India.
Tel : +919654999269
company will be able to offer you the loan that you are applying for.I
will want you to know that i am an approved,certified and Licensed
lender with years of experience in lending and i give out Collateral
or Non Collateral loan amounts ranging from $5,000- $1,000,000 USD
with a fixed interest of 3% on an annual basis.

Hello Loan Application ,


You need to fill out the form below so that we can continue your loan.

Loan application form:
* Name of applicant : ...............

* Address : ................

* City : .......................

* Country: ........................

* Country: ....................

* Sex: ......................

* Marital status : ................

* Age: ..........................

* Occupation : ...................

* Income Rate : ...................

* Tel : ...........................

* Mobile : .......................

* Amount requested : ...............

* Loan Duration : ..................

* Loan Purpose .....................


Following submission of a loan application , you can sagaiditiepriekšeja answer in less than 24 hours and funding 72-96 hours of receiving the information we need from you at the time .


Regards,

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