419 scam: "Mr. Craig Nelson" <valeriamartins@ufg.br> Re:

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "loan amount" (Beware of fake loan offers. Real lenders would not normally use free webmail addresses such as Yahoo, nor would they lend to individuals or small businesses in a different country from where they are based. Beware of mobile phones or redirector numbers!)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Craig Nelson" <valeriamartins@ufg.br>
Reply-To: "Mr. Craig Nelson" <t-fund@webadicta.org>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 06:49:47 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Re:

Dear borrower,

I am Mr. Craig Nelson, a Private Loan Lender and a Co-operate Finance for Real Estate and any kinds of Business Financing. I also offer Loans to individuals, Firms and Co-operate bodies at 3% interest rate both available for Local and International borrower's with a Minimum Loan amount between the sum of $20,000.00, $100,000.00, $50,000,000.00 (Fifty Million Dollars) and with a Maximum amount of $500,000,000.00 to $1 Billion Dollars, for developing businesses and companies etc.

I offer the following kinds of loan:

*Project Financing (Secure and Unsecured)
*Business Loans (Secure and Unsecured)
*Personal Loans (Secure and Unsecured)
*Debt Consolidation (Secure and Unsecured)
*House Loans (Secure and Unsecured)
*Line of Credit (Secure and Unsecured)
*Car Loans (Secure and Unsecured)
*Combination Loan (Secure and Unsecured)

Please if you are interested, I can help you to secure a loan in the Bank with reasonable cash for you to start up a good business on your own, kindly get back to me so that I can provide you with the necessary documents to apply and for more directives. All replies should be send to this email address: ( t-fund@webadicta.org ) for quick response.

Thanks and Regards,
Mr. Craig Nelson

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