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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 James Anderson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamesanders324@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 07:38:10 -0800
Subject: EUROPEAN FINANCIAL GRANTS

Hello

As part of our efforts towards providing support to Small and Medium-Scale Businesses World-wide, we have expanded our European Union offshore financial support services, in order to ensure we are able to give financial reprieve to selected small/medium-scale businesses during this global economic crisis.

If you have received this letter, then you may have been referred by one of our correspondent offshore partners. We are making you a special unsecured loan offer of between $100,000 (One Hundred Thousand US Dollars) up to $10,000,000 (Ten Million US Dollars), with a 5.1% APR, repayable over a 7-year period. No credit checks, no security required. With only a negotiable percentage cash equity deposit, which is completely refundable at no extra cost, an equity account will be opened with us, in your name, which automatically guarantees the approval of your loan within 3 working days. In addition, you will receive our world class service support from our team of offshore business and investment advisers (at your request), who will help guide you through utilizing your funds wisely through this crucial economic downturn period.

In our little way, we hope to help growing businesses as yours survive these difficult times, as we believe your business is vital to the overall global economic growth. This offer is limited to selected businesses for now. We thus hope you will receive this privy correspondence with enthusiasm. Offer closes on the Monday the 20th of February, 2017.

For further information, respond by providing the following details:

First Name:
Last Name:
Middle Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Country:
Nationality:
DOB:
sex:
Business Name:
Mobile Nos:

We shall only discuss with you and no references please. Correspondence should thus be confidential.

We value your Business.

James Anderson
Client Support Officer
Email:james.anderson2@europe.com OR jamesanders324@gmail.com

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