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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: BarclaysHomeFinance <khadija.hadj-salem@lcis.grenoble-inp.fr>
Reply-To: BarclaysHomeFinance <barclayshomefinancing@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 05:44:58 +0100 (CET)
Subject: ****** SPAM ******=?utf-8?Q?Loan_offer_/_L=C3=A5netilbud?=



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Hello,

This is to notify you that BarclaysHomeFinance is offering loans to people who need a loan; We offer loans at a low interest rate of 2.5%.BarclaysHomeFinance is accredited to provide loans to local and international clients. We have been given the privilege to meet your financial needs. The problem of bad credit should not stop you from getting the loan you need. We give out loans ranging from € 5,000.00 to a maximum of € 25,000.000.00 to individuals and cooperate bodies in need of financial assistance.

Are you interested in obtaining a loan? Please provide the following information below;

Loan amount needed ............
Loan duration ................
Purpose of the loan ..........


Sincerely
Olav Richard
financial agent

Hallo,

Dette er en beskjed om at BarclaysHomeFinance tilbyr lån til folk som trenger et lån; Vi tilbyr lån med lav rente på 2,5% .BarclaysHomeFinance er akkreditert til å gi lån til lokale og internasjonale kunder. Vi har fått det privilegium å møte dine finansielle behov. Problemet med dårlig kreditt bør ikke stoppe deg fra å få det lånet du trenger. Vi gir ut lån som strekker seg fra € 5000,00 til maksimalt € 25,000.000.00 til enkeltpersoner og samarbeide organer som trenger økonomisk bistand.

Er du interessert i å få et lån? Vennligst oppgi følgende informasjon nedenfor;

Lånebeløp trengte ............
LÃ¥n varighet ................
Formålet med lånet ..........


Vennlig hilsen
Olav Richard
økonomisk middel

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