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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: "Mr. Bob Carpenter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <solutiongloballoanservices@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 18:01:55 -0700
Subject: For An Urgent Loan.

Copy And Contact Us Via Email :solutiongloballoanservices@gmail.com
For An Urgent Loan

ATTENTION:

I am Mr. Bob Carpenter/realstateloans, a Private Loan Lender and a
cooperate finance for real estate and any kinds of business
financing.I offer loan at 2% interest rate between the sum of
$5,000.00 to $100,000,000.00 at 1 to 30 years repayment period. I also
offer Loan for developing businesses and competitive edge/ business
expansion,personal loan,student loan,business loan. Interested
applicants should contact us today via
E-mail:solutiongloballoanservices@gmail.com with the below
information:

Full Names:
Loan Amount Needed:
Loan Duration:
Personal Phone number:
Country:

All email should be forwarded to: solutiongloballoanservices@gmail.com
for more information.

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