419 scam: UNION FINANCE LTD <ainul.yakin@semenindonesia.com> What is your situation?

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "loan amount" (Beware of fake loan offers. Real lenders would not normally use free webmail addresses such as Yahoo, nor would they lend to individuals or small businesses in a different country from where they are based. Beware of mobile phones or redirector numbers!)
- "unionfinnancelinks@webadicta.org" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: UNION FINANCE LTD <ainul.yakin@semenindonesia.com>
Reply-To: UNION FINANCE LTD <unionfinnancelinks@webadicta.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 07:51:10 +0700
Subject: What is your situation?

Good day

What is your situation? Are you tired of seeking for financial help? Have you been consistently turned down by banks and other financial institutions trying to get a loan?
UNION FINANCE LTD brings you an interesting loan package today at an interest rate as low as 3%
Hurry up and get a loan today
Offer opens now

Note once again that our interest rate is as low as 3% and we give out loans ranging from a minimum amount of â‚¬ 5,000.00 Euros to â‚¬ 1,000,000.00 Euros

The information required to process loans

Name: ......................

Country...................

Sex: .................

Loan amount: ...................

Duration: ..................

Phone number: ..................

Occupation: ..................

Monthly income: ..................

Purpose of loan: ..................

Note once again that all replies should be forwarded to unionfinnancelinks@webadicta.org

Hope to hear from you soon

Company: UNION FINANCE LTD

Sincerely

John Taylor
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This message is intended only for recipients who are authorized to receive it. It contains confidential and/ or legally privileged information belonging to PT SEMEN INDONESIA (Persero) Tbk, therefore the authorized recipients shall protect this confidential information disclosed pursuant to provisions of Semen Indonesia's policy. If you are not a valid recipient of this message, please delete it from your system and/ or destroy all of the tangible material produced from the information herein together with all copies or reproductions thereof and notify the sender immediately. Please also be notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action based on the contents of this message is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful

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