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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: Howard Freese <office24loanhome@gmail.com>
Reply-To: howardfreeseloanlender@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 22:57:37 +0100
Subject: NEED A LOAN?

Have you been turn down by so many company's or banks without no
solution. are you in need of an urgent loan to set up a business in
this new year. we offer any type of loan to all part of the world. if
you are in need of an urgent loan to set up a private business kindly
EMAIL:howardfreeseloanlender@gmail.com

LOAN APPLICANT FORM

FULL NAME:
AMOUNT:
DURATION:
COUNTRY:
ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
PURPOSE OF LOAN:
SEX:
MONTHLY INCOME
OCCUPATION:

The loan interest in just 3% interest rate. The company operation is
guided by the lenders laws. Note: All completed form should be forward
to our email address now.
Email:howardfreeseloanlender@gmail.com

Thanks for your urgent response and your attention.....

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