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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: "Sir Eva Demeter" <nsnsnsnsnsn1@aol.co.uk>
Reply-To: cashfirmarena@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 05:34:29 -0700
Subject: RE:::URGENT ATTENTION


In need of urgent loan?
* Very fast and urgent transfer to your bank account
* Repayment begins eight months after you get the money in your bank account
* Low interest rate of 2%
* Long-term repayment (1-30 years) duration
* Flexible loan terms and monthly payment
*How long does it take to fund? After submitting the loan application, you can expect that the preliminary answer less than 24 hours and funding within 72-96 hours after receiving the information we need from you.

Contact legitimate and licensed loan company authourised
that financial aid to other countries.
For more information and a loan application form Contact now via email: cashfirmarena@gmail.com <mailto:cashfirmarena@gmail.com>

Sir Eva Demeter

director general
CASHFIRMARENA FIRM
LONDON

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