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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: donaldharrisonfirm2016@yandex.com
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 13:45:46 +0400
Subject: Apply For Life Plan Loan.

GREETINGS:

I am Mr. Donald Harrison,President Don Harry loans and Finance Ltd , We are an established licensed private money lender, With over thousands of lenders, we stand out the best in financial market.

We are lending money to accredited organization to help people in need of loans and other financial help, as part of our humanitarian services. We have been accredited by the lenders council to give out loans to local and international clients at 2% interest rate.we are offering out loans to all locations in the world and we can help you get a quality loan because we have been given the privilege to meet your financial needs,service render includes, personal loan, mortgage loan, car loan, business loan, education loan, gold loan,utility loan e.t.c.interested person or organization's should please contact us with the below information's and via: (donaldharrisonfirm2016@yandex.com)


FULL NAME..........................

FULL HOME/OFFICE ADDRESS...........

STATE..........................

ZIP CODE.......................

COUNTRY......................

WORKING MOBILE PHONE NUMBER.................................

Sex............................................

LOAN AMOUNT NEEDED.................

OCCUPATION..................................

MONTHLY INCOME..........................

LOAN DURATION.....................

NEXT OF KIN.....................

PURPOSE OF LOAN.....................

COLLATERAL IF ANY.....................

AGE.....................

DATE OF BIRTH.....................


Donald Harrison
(Donald Harrison Loans and Finance Ltd).

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