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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: "Mark Peter" <markpeterloancompany@us.com>
Reply-To: mark.peter4@aol.com
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 04:31:30 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: LOAN OFFER




Good Day,

I am MARK PETER a private loan lender ,i give out well certified loans to
Customers ranging from a minimm of 5,000 to a maximum of 15 million at an
interest rate of 3% with total loan repayment allowed monthly. We only
offer out in: Dollars,Pounds, Euro and Yuan only. If interested, email us
now with details below:

BORROWERS DETAILS

Names:...............

Amount Needed:..........

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

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

House address:.............

Purpose of loan:...........

Phone Number:............

Monthly Income:..........

Gender:................

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

Kindly get to me through my private email: mark.peter4@aol.com

Looking forward to your mail.

Regards
Mr.Mark Peter

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