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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: ASHOKA SWITZERLAND FOUNDATION <infos2011@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: ASHOKA SWITZERLAND FOUNDATION <ashokafoundationswitzerland@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 03:37:08 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ASHOKA SWITZERLAND FOUNDATION




Do you need a commercial loan? or a personal loan? The ASHOKA
SWITZERLAND FOUNDATION offers to you at the same time loans undertaken
and personal loans with interest rate of 2% according to the following
criteria

Choice of the amount: to leave 100,000.00 € minimum
Choice of the duration of refunding: 3 years minimum
2% of annual TEG fix according to the amount and the duration of the loan

ASHOKA SWITZERLAND FOUNDATION
wants to make you profit. If you are interested by our loan  send to us e-mail


Cordially

ASHOKA SWITZERLAND FOUNDATION
siège
Lenz & Staehelin
Route de Chêne 30
1208 Genève

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Avez-vous besoin d'un prêt commercial? ou un prêt personnel?
FONDATION ASHOKA de SUISSE vous offre à la fois des prêts entreprises
et des prêts personnels à taux d'intérêt de 2% selon les critères
suivants
Choix du montant : à partir 100.000 € minimum
Choix de la durée de remboursement : 3 ans minimum
2 % de TEG annuel fixe selon le montant et la durée du prêt
FONDATION ASHOKA SUISSE  veut vous faire profiter. Si vous êtes
veuillez repondre à ce message

Cordialement
   
siège
Lenz & Staehelin
Route de Chêne 30
1208 Genève

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