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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: "Apex Capital Trading Ltd" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <apexloan101@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 17:31:43 -0000
Subject: Re: Investment

Dear Sir/Madam

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Loans, personal, Auto and mortgage Loan in the tune of $15,000 - $10,500,000.00 @ 3% a year. Also for a loan, You or Your company does not need a guarantee of security or credit check, all what you need to do is contact us for a loan today and put an end to all their financial barriers. We are fast, reliable, and honesty is our watch Word. One trial would convince you and we would be glad to get more referrals from you after a good testimonial with us.

APEX LOAN & TRADING COMPANY
Email:apexloan101@gmail.com
London, UK

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