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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: "FIRST WESTERN BANK (FWB)" <gdc.new.globalinternational@gmail.com>
Reply-To: 1stwesternmortgagebank@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:14:11 +0100
Subject: FIRST WESTERN BANK (FWB)

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FIRST WESTERN BANK (FWB)
13854 Highway 102, Gravette, Arkansas

Welcome to First West bank (FWB), A plat form that helps you to rule
your world. We are loan lenders, we deal with the long and short terms
loans to qualified individuals, firms, companies, industries, etc.
from all over the world, at low interest rate of 4%. contact us today
for credit in the info below.

(1) Full name ..........................
(2) Amount ..............................
(3) Duration .............................
(4) State ..............................
(5) The State ..................................
(6) The Age ....................................
(7) No ....................................
(8) Occupation ........................
(9) Phone..................
(10) The objective of credit ..............

Note: Make sure you fill out the loan application form to the right
and quick access.

For your fast loan contact us today on
1stwesternmortgagebank@gmail.com contact us for further information
and interest of the loan.
Thank you as we await your urgent email.
Happiness is the key.
Yours sincerely, first WESTERN BANK (FWB)

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