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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: "ANDREA THOMAS" <andr.thomas@yandex.com>
Reply-To: "ANDREA THOMAS" <candaceloan2014@yandex.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:18:31 -0700
Subject: OBTAIN A LOAN WITH EASE ! ATTN Bixnfleisch


Good day Bixnfleisch

I am Andrea Thomas, I work with an independent consortium ( CANDACE FINANCE) under the INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION and we are affiliated to over 12 certified loan lending companies here in the United Kingdom & United States , Africa and asia.

We can recommend you to one of these companies and a suitable loan will be approved for you. Why shop around? With our technology we can search the loan market in minutes.

With 100s of loans we can select the right one just for you Whatever your circumstances, self employed, retired, have CCJs or a bad credit rating, we could help Borrow from $5,000 to $1,000,000 with flexible repayment over 5 to 25 years.

Quick decision loans for any purpose, Secured Loans, Homeowner Loans, UK Loans, Bad Credit Loans, Home Loans. All you have to do is to fill our short form and this should be done via email. Your application form should
be sent to : candaceloan2014@yandex.com
First Name:
Last Name:
Age:
Sex:
Marital Status:
Occupation:
Monthly Income:
Amount to borrow:
Loan Duration:
Purpose of Loan:
Postcode:
House No. & Street:
Area:
Town/City:
Country of Residence:
Home Phone No:
Mobile No:
Phone numbers and address of your workplace:
Email Address:
Nationality:
How Would You Rate Your Credit? Select:
Excellent:
Good:
Fair:
Poor:

In acknowledgment to these details, we will send you a well calculated Loan Terms and Conditions which will include the agreements.

Yours Sincerely,
Andrea Thomas.
Candace Finance
Hackney,LONDON,
E5 8EE UK


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