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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: "Stawski" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <patrickstawski7@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2017 16:03:03 +0100
Subject: Re: Re: Demande de financement des projets porteur

Bonjour Mme / Mr
Vous qui êtes dans le besoin de financement de vos projets
Nous sommes un groupe d’investisseurs qui offre des prêts entre particuliers à ce qui sont à la recherche de financement pour la réalisation des projets

J’octroie des prêts d'argents à partir de 1 000 € à 22.000.000 € à toutes personnes capables de rembourser avec un taux d'intérêt de 3% l'an
Sur un délai allant de 1 an à 25 ans selon le montant demandé. Nous sommes un groupe d'investisseurs en partenariat avec les banques en Europe qui finance les projets porteurs

Prêt personnel, prêt a l'investissement, Prêt immobilier, Prêt automobile, Dette de consolidation, Marge de crédit, Deuxième hypothèque, Rachat de crédit, toutes personnes dans le besoin
Veuillez me contacter par émail pour plus infos

Merci!


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hello Mrs / Mr
You who are in need of financing your projects
We are a group of investors that offers loans between individuals to what are looking for financing for the realization of projects

I grant loans from 1,000€ to 22,000,000€ to anyone who is able to repay at an interest rate of 3% per annum
Over a period ranging from 1 year to 25 years depending on the amount requested. We are a group of investors in partnership with the banks in Europe which finances the promising projects

Personal Loan, Investment Loan, Real Estate Loan, Auto Loan, Consolidation Debt, Line of Credit, Second Mortgage, Redemption of Credit, All People in Need
Please contact me by email for more info

thank you!

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