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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: wilbercreditfunding@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 23:34:18 -0800
Subject: Best Loan Offer

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Hello Dear,

I am Mr James Morrison GM of James Morrison Fund, Do you need a
loan?? if yes then you are at the right place,we offer loans to people
with low interest rate so if you are interested fill the loan
application form below and get back to us :
wilbercreditfunding@gmail.com

Here is the requested information:

Full Names:.................
Gender:...........
Country:..............
State:......................
Company Age:..................
Phone number:..............
Company Address:..................
Fax Number:...................
Loan Amount:................
Duration :....................
Monthly Income:...............
Occupation :............................
Purpose Of Loan:..........................
Have You Applied Before? Yes Or No:...................

We want you to go on with us in trust and loyalty as we give you the
loan you want,

Thanks and await your feed back soon.

Warm Regards

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