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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: "AB Microfinance Bank" <info@abmfb.com>
Reply-To: albert_abmfb@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 12:55:24 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: In need of money to boost your business? Call us now @
+2348089862044




AB MICRO FINANCE BANK NIGERIA
11 Oba Akran Ave, Ikeja, Lagos-Nigeria
License Number: ABMfB09401
Registration Number: ABMfB72061GVAPW
Our Ref: ABMfB/029



Hello,


AB Micro finance Bank provides loan to micro and small businesses. We are
one of Nigeria's fastest and least bureaucratic banks when it comes to
business lending. We are here to aid you put a stop to your financial
problems, We offer all kinds of loan packages: Personal Loan, Commercial
Loan etc; our financial capability ranges from US$5,000.00 to
US$5,000,000.00 maximum. Repayment period is between 6 Months to 3 years
duration at an interest rate of 2.5%.


In getting a loan from our company, there are some information we need to
pass across to you before we can proceed to the application process and
the Borrowers are to get back to us on this information so that we can
Proceed on time.


HOW DO I APPLY? If you are in need of money and you are interested in
applying for loan with us, Please fill your information below:


Full Name:............................

House Address:........................

Business/Company Address:.............

Country:..............................

State:................................

City:.................................

Sex:..................................

Age:..................................

Business/Company Name:................

Phone No:.............................

Loan Amount :.........................

Loan Duration:........................

Have You applied for a loan with us before?.........

Monthly income:..................................

Occupation:......................................

SCAN ID card for proper identification and documentation. This could be
driver’s license, International Passport, Jobs ID, SSN ID, etc.


We are looking forward to having a long lasting business relationship with
you.


Kind Regards,


Mr. Hans Albert Onu
Principal Agent
AB Micro Finance Bank Nigeria
Telephone #: +2348089862044

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