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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: Mr Mark Howell <lili22.lv43@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mark.howell2000@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 23:28:59 +0200
Subject: LOAN OFFER

--
Good day to you and your family

For better introduction, I'm Mr Mark Howell the MD/CEO of Mark
Finance Home PLC, we give loans at 3% interest. This is a financial
opportunity at your door step, apply today and get your loan fast.
There are many out there looking for financial opportunity or
assistance throughout the places and yet still not able to get one.
But this is a economic opportunity your door step and, as such, you
can't afford to miss this opportunity. Please fill the below
application form completely so that we can open a loan processing
profile for you in my company, if your interested in getting a loan
from us

FIRST INFORMATION NEEDED

Full Name:
Personal phone number:
Country:
Address:
State:
Age:
Gender:
Have you applied for a loan before?
Marital Status:
Loan amount needed:
Loan Duration:
Occupation:
Monthly income:

We will be awaiting your reply soon
Thanks for your time and understanding!!!
Mr Mark Howell

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