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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: Elite Loans <noreply@mail.co.za>
Reply-To: Elite Loans <eliteloans@financier.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 04:16:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: End of Year Guarantee Loan Offer


Good Day,


Elite Loans offer various types of loans like Business, Personal, Home, Debt consolidation, Agricultural Loans and Vehicle/Car Finance at guaranteed 3% interest rate per annun which is fixed for the entire duration of the loan.


View attachment for more details.


TO APPLY, simply SEND AN EMAIL with ID Number, Full Name, Indicate the Loan Amount& Loan Duration, Monthly Income and Contact details to: eliteloans@financier.com.


***Commission Earners may also apply.


**MERRY CHRISTMAS AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR**


EMAIL MARKETING TEAM
ELITE LOANS


DISCLAIMER: The information in or attached to this e-mail message is confidential and may be subject to legal privilege and client confidentiality. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail or the authorized representative of the recipient then please notify the sender of this e-mail immediate.

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