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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: "FREEDOM MARKET INVESTMENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <finvestmentmarket@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 06:44:10 +0530
Subject: NO CREDIT CHECK LOAN.. APPLY NOW.




Attn:

This message is to inform you that FREEDOM MARKET INVESTMENT offers all types of LOANS at 3% annual rate. Are you in need of financing of any type? Business, Mortgage, Personal etc. Any interested Applicants should get back to us asap.

(1) Full name
(2) Full address
(3) Country:
(4) Age:
(5) Occupation:
(6) Telephone Number:
(7) Gender:
(8) Loans Amount:
(9) Loan Duration:

Email us via: finvestmentmarket@gmail.com

This E-mail, including any attachments, may contain confidential information and is intended solely for use by the individual to whom it is addressed. If you received this E-mail in error, please notify the sender, do not disclose its contents to others, and delete it from your system. Any other use of this E-mail and/or attachments is prohibited. This message is not meant to constitute an electronic signature or intent to contract electronically.

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