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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: Rosemary A.Girotto <sevilla@eurocontrol.es>
Reply-To: <gruppofinance@aim.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 02:00:01 +0000
Subject: We Offer Business And Personal Loans

Dear Sir/Madam,

This is to inform you that our company is presently offering loans to interested persons at an affordable rate with the help and assistance from our banks.

We Offer Long And Short Term Loans to individuals and companies.Do you need a LOAN for Business or you need a personal Loan. You can apply for a fast loan here and get it with ease. We can raise up to 500 Million United States Dollars to finance different kinds of projects.

For more details regarding our LOAN offer,you are advised to contact our office today via Email and provide the following:

Your Name:
Home Address/Country:
Mobile Telephone Number:
Occupation:
Loan Amount:
Loan Duration:

We are proud to say that, despite global economic uncertainty, we are still one of the World's fastest growing independent finance companies.

Contact us today for your Business/Personal Loans.

Respectfully Submitted,

Rosemary A.Girotto
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