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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: "Williams Mark" <Willaimsfinancialservice@live.com>
Reply-To: ts.loans@live.co.uk
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 13:27:38 +0100
Subject:




Good day Sir/Ma,
We are giving out Christmas bonanza loan of the amount of $5,000 only and
the only cost is 55 euro if you are interested please contact us
immediately. Notice that you are to copy and reply with this email
:williamsfinancialservice@live.com and
We also offer Loans to individuals,Firms and Cooperate bodies at 4%
interest rate.The Minimum amount you can borrow is $10,000.00 US Dollars
to Maximum of $1Million US Dollars Applicant must be 21yrs or over. If
interested, kindly provide the following details for processing:

1. Name of Applicant:
2. Phone Number:
3. Location:
4. Amount Needed:
5. Duration:
6. Purpose of Loan
7.Sex:
8.Country:

Note:all reply should be forwarded to: williamsfinancialservice@live.com
for immediate attention.






God dag Sir / Ma,
Vi ger ut julen bonanza lån på mängden endast $ 5000 och den enda
kostnaden är 55 € om du är intresserad kontakta oss omedelbart. Observera
att du skall kopiera svara med denna e-post:
williamsfinancialservice@live.com och
Vi erbjuder också lån till enskilda, företag och samarbeta organ på 4%
ränta rate.The Minsta belopp du kan låna är $ 10,000.00 US dollar till
maximalt $ 1 miljon US-dollar Sökande måste vara 21yrs eller äldre. Vid
intresse, vänligen lämna följande information för bearbetning:

1. Sökandens namn:
2. Telefonnummer:
3. Plats:
4. Belopp som behövs:
5. Varaktighet:
6. Syfte med lån
7.Sex:
8.Country:

Obs: alla svar ska skickas till: williamsfinancialservice@live.com
för omedelbar uppmärksamhet.

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