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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: Larry Fox <24hourloanservice2011@info.com>
Reply-To: <24hourloanservice2011@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2015 05:33:16 +0100
Subject: (brak tematu)



--
Welcome to 24Hour Loan Service

Have you tried to obtain loans from banks without success? Urgently
need money to get out of debt? Need money for expansion or establishment
of your own business? Get a loan from one of the UK's leading loan
companies. 24Hour Loan Service is one of the largest secured loans
companies in the UK and our friendly and experienced staff are able to
process your application fast and efficiently. You may borrow over any
term from 1 to 25 years and borrow any amount from £2,000 to
£50,000,000.00 for any purpose. With a low interest rate of 3% on all
parts of the world. The application is available for applicants who are
18 years and above.

For more information, please contact via email:
24hourloanservice2011@gmail.com
Regards
Larry Fox

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