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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: "GLOBAL FINANCIAL INC." <zmodrzej@wipos.p.lodz.pl>
Reply-To: <gbfinancial.services2009@zoho.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2015 01:09:38 +0100
Subject: YOUR LOAN DELIVERY IN 24 HOURS =?UTF-8?Q?=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D?=
=?UTF-8?Q?=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20APPLY=20NOW=20!!!?=



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Greetings to you,

I am sorry I sent you this email which came as an unsolicited mail in
your bulk folder. Are you aware that getting a legitimate loan have
always been a huge problem to clients who have financial needs,the issue
of credit and collateral are the things that clients are always worried
about when seeking a loan from a legitimate lender but GLOBAL FINANCIAL
INC. has made that difference in the lending industry as We can arrange
for a loan at the rate of 2% from the range of $3,000 to $10,000,000 to
Individuals, Firms and Cooperate Bodies.

For further details to go about procuring a loan from us,Kindly fill
And return the Application form below to proceed :

Full Names:
Address:
Country:
Mobile/Phone number:
Amount needed as loan:
Loan duration
Purpose of Loan:
Occupation:
Age:
Sex:
Have you ever applied for a loan?:

Thanks ,

Management.

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