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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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Fraud email example:

From: "ROLAND GUN LOAN HOME" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <brightloan@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 19:15:25 -0600
Subject: LOAN OFFER

Ave Pape Jean Paul Ii
Cotonou, Benin 100
City: Cotonou
Country: Benin

Hello,

Welcome to our suitable lending home. our service is durable,
affordable and easy. We promise to serve you better than before.`

OUR LENDING STATUS: We give out loan to private company and
individuals. Business associate, building of houses, investment
purpose and to pay up bill. our lending service is easy and suitable
for all citizen from different location. our goal is to help the poor
credit record.

INTEREST RATE: In our company, we do charge 3% Interest rate,

AMOUNT GIVEN: We Give Out loans at Minimum Amount Of ($2,500.00USD) to
A Maximum of ($100,000,000.00USD)

INFORMATION NEEDED: As for the information needed, you will need to
fill an application which contains your personal information and also
the loan information, this will help us give you a full documentation
of the loan terms and agreement contract which you will be expected to
sign and send back to the company for approval if satisfied.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE YOUR LOAN APPROVED ?
After receiving your application form,The loan terms,conditions and
repayment plan will be send to you and once you are in agreement with
the conditions of your loan .all documents will be forwarded to you
either by fax or email attachment, approval document follows . So I
will rather say, it will take 48hours to have your loan processed,
approved and released to you.

For Notification,We Offer Loan to people that needs it and Loan is
Offered from the range of ($2,500.00USD) to ($100,000,000.00USD) and
also mainly in any currency USD, GBP, EURO E.T.C, interest rate is 3%
So, I will like you to get back to us with the amount You Need as Loan
and duration to pay back the loan so that we can get back to you with
More Information Regarding this Loan transaction..

HOW DO I APPLY? Please fill this application form below:

LOAN APPLICATION FORM
Full Names:............
Gender:....................
Date of Birth:........................ ......
Place of Birth:........................ ......
Marital Status:....................... .......
Occupation:................... ..................
Monthly income:....................... .........
Home Address:......................
Phone No:........................... .......
City:......................... ...............
Zip Code.......................... .................
State:........................ .................
Country:...................... .......................
Loan Amount :.......................... .......
Loan Period:....................... ................
Purpose of Loan:......................... .................
E-mail address:...................... ................
Have You Applied Before?....................... .................
How urgent...................

We believe we have been able to answer most of the questions that
are frequently asked by loan applicants before securing a loan. In
agreement to the above rules/policies, you are expected to fill the
form provided above. and also send down a copy o your international
passport or identity card for further investigation. Thanks for your
understanding and for choosing this firm.

Welcome to our suitable lending home.

Best Regards,

Mr Roland Gun.

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