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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: Amazon loan <noreply@amazon.co.za>
Reply-To: Amazon loan <amzloanoffice@safrica.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 14:09:27 +0900 (JST)
Subject: 2.5% Special Loan Offer



Dear Customer,
Kindly view attached document for more directives on how to apply and send your reply to us via Email: amzloanoffice@safrica.com or Fax to 0864434531.
We shall get back to you within 24hours if your loan is been approved.
Regards,
Claudia Marks,
Loan's Department
Direct Line:+27 625 283 706.

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