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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: "Wilson Paul" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wpaul8916@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 07:19:31 -0800
Subject: PUT A STOP TO YOUR FINANCIAL CRISIS NOW !!!!!

Westerdorpsstraat 66
3871 ZA Hoevelaken
The Netherlands
paulwilson98@gmx.com


Dear Applicant,

Compliments of the day to you. The KP Investment is a company that is here to aid you put a stop to your financial problems,
We offer all kinds of loan packages: Personal Loan, Commercial Loan etc: our financial capability ranges from €3,000.000.00 to €25,000.000.00 maximum.
Repayment period is between 3 years to 25years duration.

To commence the loan application process and to find out more about our loan terms and condition, please complete the form below;
In getting a loan from our company, there is some information we need to pass across to you before we can proceed to the application process.

INTEREST RATE:

Interest rate is presently at 3% annually. Note that the loan re-payment begins after the first six months, therefore providing the applicant enough time to get settled.
HOW DO I APPLY?

Please provide the following information:

A.Full Name:
B.Email:
C.Telephone No.
D.Mobile No.:
E.Home Address:
F.City:
G.State/Province:
H.Country:
I.Occupation:
J.Do you have an account?
K.Have you applied before
L.Loan Amount needed
M.Loan Duration
N.Purpose of Loan
O.Do you have a Business plan





APPLICANT(S) STATEMENT

I/We have completed this request for credit in consideration of KP Investment Loan, lending to me and/or others upon my guarantee.

I/We certify that all information contained herein is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.



Applicant signature Date:


The management and staff of this company thank you for your understanding, customer’s satisfaction is our utmost pride.

Best regards

Mr. Paul Wilson
Financial Manager
KP Investment

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