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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: Kate Lord <katokatooo41@gmail.com>
Reply-To: katelordloancompany90@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 14:33:53 +0300
Subject: loan offer

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Dear Customer.

I am Mrs Kate Lord the managing director of Kate Lord firm. we are
certified loan money lenders, offering loan to people who are in need
of loans, here are some question:Are you in need of a loan for any
purpose?, Do you want to pay your bills?, Are you in a financial
problem? Do you need a financial Solution?. Here is the solution to
all your financial problems.I offer loans ranging From $3,000.00 Min.
to $50,000,000.00 Max. at 3% Interest rate per year. our loans are
easy and cheap. We became the largest and independent loan companies
in the World. We have an excellent reputation to provision product
with first class financial loan service
Contact:(katelordloancompany90@gmail.com) today for the amount of loan
you desire, we can arrange any loan that suit your budget at low
interest rate. We are willing to help with both business and personal
loans Offer available at a reasonable rate of 3%.

APPLICATION DETAILS

First Name:.....................
Last Name:.....................
Gender:.....................
Marital status:.....................
Contact Address:.....................
City / Zip:.....................
Country:.....................
Date of Birth:.....................
Amount Needed as Loan:.....................
Loan Duration:
Monthly Income / Yearly Income:.............
Occupation:.....................
Loan Purpose:.....................
Home Phone:.....................
Cell Phone:.....................
have you apply for a loan before?

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