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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: "FINANCIAL LOAN FIRM"<info@financialloanfirm.org>
Reply-To: <financialloanfirm@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:46:00 +0530
Subject: OFFER FOR LOAN

I am Clayton Robert, A Loan processor with one of the fastest Growing Loan Firm, We give Loans Internationally and any kinds of business financing you need, All you need to do is Apply with my company and I would be the one to Process your Loan for you, There is no Application fee Involved.Get back to me for further details.

Best Regards
Mr Clayton Robert


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