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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 Group" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <contact@sansonettigroup.net>
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2016 08:24:52 +0200
Subject: Securised Loan Offer

Hello Mr and Mrs !!!
 
This message is for individuals, the poor, or those who are in need of a particular loan to rebuild their lives. Are you ready to search for either raise your activities either for a project, or to buy an apartment but you are prohibited banking or your case was dismissed in the bank.
We are a private institution based in Europe. We grant loans ranging from € 1000 to € 60 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 a person Fair, Honest, Reliable and Sage ...
We grant loans to people living in all Europe and Worldwide (Ireland, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Romania, Italy, Spain, Canada, Portugal, India, Isle of Mauritius, Africa too ...).
Our interest rate is 3%.
If you need money for other reasons, do not hesitate to contact us for more information. We are available to satisfy our customers by up to 5 days of receiving your application.
If you are interested, please contact us for more information.
E-mail: contact@sansonettigroup.net

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