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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: standardloan2016@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 07:39:01 +0800
Subject: LOAN OFFER

Hello Sir/Mrs
Do you need loan of money between individuals to deal with your financial problems? Do banks reject your loan file whether you in a deadlock? I am an individual, financial expert, able to make loan to you with conditions that will make the life easier how much amount you need. Here are the areas in which I can help you:

* Financial Loan
* Home loan
* Investment loan
* Auto loan
* Debt consolidation
* Line of credit
* Second mortgage
* Redemption credit
* Personal loan

To obtain a loan, you must be a person of good character, honest and sincere who can meet its commitments. Our offerings range from 5.000$ up to 10.000.000 $ with a flexible rate according to the amount borrowed. For any request, please simply fill out the following form:

Amount to borrow:........................
Duration of repayment ( to your choice) :..............
Loan purpose :...........................
Profession :.............................................
Monthly income :.......................
Country :....................
Probable date of receipt of the loan :................
Mobile phone number :....................

Kind regards

Rev. Matt Patterson
paylaterloan2000@gmail.com

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