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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: "JOAO SILVA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ritzfinanceuk@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 17:15:23 +0100
Subject: RE: SEU EMPRESTIMO MENSAGEM

RITZ FINANCE
411 TOWER BRIDGE Centro de Negocios,
46-48 Smithfield do leste, em Londres.
E1W 1AW, REINO UNIDO.
********************************
TELEFONE: +44 705 382 0753
FAX: +44 843 558 3380
EMAIL: ritzfinanceuk@gmail.com
********************************


Bom dia,

Esta mensagem e a partir da unidade de anuncio do Ritz Financas. Queremos informa-lo que esta empresa
esta oferecendo servicos de emprestimos para os mutuarios interessados em seu pais. Prestamos diversos
tipos de servicos de emprestimo a seguir indicados:

* Emprestimos pessoais
* Emprestimos de negocio
* Auto emprestimos
* Credito Imobiliario
* Refinanciamento de emprestimos

Nos emprestar a taxa de juros de 3% e os nossos servicos e 100% garantido. Sinta-se livre para aplicar
e enviar as informacoes abaixo:

* Nome Completo
* Endereco
* Numero de Telefone
* Quantidade necessaria
* Finalidade do emprestimo

Podemos financiar o seu pedido no prazo de 7 dias e tem emprestimo depositado em sua conta bancaria.
Responder-nos para: ritzfinanceuk@gmail.com

Obrigado.
Joao Silva.

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