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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: "Sec. GII. Jeffery Yande" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <globalinvestorsyande@yandex.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 23:47:05 -0300
Subject: LOANS APPLY.SEND US YOUR LOAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY!!!

Good day,

This is GLOBAL INVESTORS YANDEX LENDING COMPANY located in different countries. We offer both START-UP LOAN,CONSTRUCTION LOAN, EDUCATIONAL LOAN, REAL ESTATE LOAN, AGRICULTURAL LOAN, PERSONAL LOAN, HOUSING FUNDS E.T.C to any interested persons for any purpose. The performance of your Loan could make a critical difference to your financial well being in the future, so reliable financial advice, investment products and fund managers you can trust are important. If you need a loan of any type, kindly contact us through the below email address for your loan request.
EMAIL: Globalinvestorsyande@yandex.com

SEND US YOUR LOAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY!!!

Thanks.

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