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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: P Y
Reply-To: <prudentfinancialservice@yandex.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 22:02:05 +0100
Subject: IMPORTANT NOTICE


Hello,
This is Prudent Financial Service, a loan cooperate financial for real estate and any type of business financing, We offer loans to individuals, enterprises and other organizations to cooperate who need financial assistant. or have you be denied of a loan from the bank? Whether stocks down and need refinancing? Are you looking for financial assistance? I offer loan at a maximum low rate of 3%, both safe and unsecured, every interested applicant should contact us to this Email: prudentfinancialservice@yandex.com

First necessary information needed,

Name:
Surname:
gender:
Country:
Age:
Occupation:
The purpose of the loan
phone Number
Loan amount required as
term loan
Monthly income / annual income:

Please: After you submit your information to us, you should always endeavor to check your e-mail 2-3 times a day to read updates from us. Thank you and we look forward to working with you!

regards,
Logan Taylor Bryan

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