419 scam: Deborah Robert TESTIMONY OF HOW I GOT A LOAN

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "loan amount" (Beware of fake loan offers. Real lenders would not normally use free webmail addresses such as Yahoo, nor would they lend to individuals or small businesses in a different country from where they are based. Beware of mobile phones or redirector numbers!)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- lapo_ng@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Deborah Robert
Reply-To: <lapo_ng@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:23:02 +0100
Subject: TESTIMONY OF HOW I GOT A LOAN

Good day my Brethren, I am Mrs Deborah Robert, I live here in Michigan, Uni=
ted States. I want to share this testimony with you of how i got a loan fro=
m Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO) West Africa, Nigeria. I have been =
scammed by three different loan companies in UK and in Nigeria. I was tryin=
g to get a loan and those scams took about $23,700 USD from me without givi=
ng me any loan until i meet Mr Godwin the CEO of LAPO and I applied for a l=
oan of $95,000 USD and they processed my loan and asked me to pay the sum o=
f $270 for my loan registration and also pay some amount to the barrister t=
hat will help me sign the transfer document but because of my past experien=
ce, I didn't want to send any money to anyone again but I took courage to c=
o-operate with them and give a trier the last time and to my greatest surpr=
ise, my loan amount was transferred to my account and today my business is =
growing and i am living a better life because I got a loan from Lift Above =
Poverty Organization (LAPO) West Africa, Nigeria. So if you have been scamm=
ed trying to get a loan and you have lost hope or you still need a loan, wo=
rry no more and waste no time again. Contact Mr Godwin the CEO of Lift Abov=
e Poverty Organization (LAPO) West Africa, Nigeria and apply for your desir=
ed loan amount and i can guarantee you 100% that you will receive a loan fr=
om them as i also got mine from them. Contact them through this email addre=
ss: lapo_ng@yahoo.com and tell them Mrs Deborah Robert directed you to them=
for a loan. Have a nice day and goodluck. Mrs Deborah Robert.

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