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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: "Mary Johnson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <maryjohnsonloanfirms1@zoho.com>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 12:57:44 -0700
Subject: LOAN OFFER...APPLY NOW

Good day to you all,
Mary Johnson Private Investment loan Company (MJC), is working on expanding its portfolio globally and financing projects in any part of the World.
We will be happy, willing and ready to partner with your Company if you have any viable project we can finance by our on going 2016 Loan Program.

* Vehicle Loans
* Real Estate Loans
* Business Loans
* Other Loans
* Line of Credit
* MasterCard
Contact us today at via mail: maryjohnsonloanfirms1@zoho.com
For more information/details if you are interested and have project(s) that we can fund.
Looking forward hearing from you soonest.
Regards

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