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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: Credit Union Foundation
Reply-To: <creditunionfoundation@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 02:37:37 +0100
Subject: Apply for your reliable loan today at 2% interest rate

Good Day

Do you need a loan or investment? Apply for your reliable loan today at 2% interest rate with special offer, kindly contact us if you have a reliable and lucrative business that requires finance. Apply now. No credit check. We assist blacklisted client as-well. People under debt review can also apply. We Lend from $2,000.00 (Two Thousand United State Dollars) to $10million (Ten Million United State Dollars) over 1 year to 25
years.

WITH THE BELOW INFO.

Name:
Amount:
Duration
Phone #
Country:

Email. creditunionfoundation@hotmail.com

Credit Union Foundation

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