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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: "Sansonetti Finance" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sansonetti@yeah.net>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 10:18:38 +0200
Subject: Reply: Special loans offers

Hello Mr and Mrs !!!
 
This message is for individuals, or anyone in need of a particular loan to rebuild their lives. You are looking for a loan to either restart your activities either for a project, or to buy an apartment but you are prohibited banking or your case was dismissed at the bank.
We are a private institution based in Europe. We grant loans ranging from € 1,000 to € 6 million to anyone able to meet the conditions. We are not a bank and we do not require a lot of documents to trust you, but you must be fair, honest, wise and reliable ...
We grant loans to people living in all of Europe and Worldwide (Ireland, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Romania, Italy, Spain, Canada, Portugal, India, Island of Mauritius, Africa too ...)
Our rate is 3%.
If you need money for other reasons, Please contact us for more information. We are available to satisfy our customers by a period of five days after receiving your application form.
If you are interested, please contact us for more information.
 
E-mail : sansonetti_financegroup@orange.fr
 
SANSONETTI FINANCE GROUP

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