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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: bancoleite@sms.goiania.go.gov.br
Reply-To: sharonfinancial_service@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2016 20:05:10 +0530
Subject: LOAN OFFER?

We are private lending firm and we offers loan at a very low interest rate of 3%. Such as, Personal loans, Debt Consolidation Loan, Venture Capital, Business Loan, EducationalLoan, Home Loan, and Loan for any reason and urgent needs!!If you are interested do not hesitate to contact us with the following loan application form below:

Your Full names:_______
Contact address:_______
Country Of Residence:______
Loan Amount Required:________
Duration:_____
Gender:_____
Occupation:________
Monthly Income:_______
Date Of Birth:________
Telephone Number:__________

Contact details:
SHARON F LEWIS
USA FL, 617-500-4870
sharonfinancial_service@hotmail.com

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