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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: "James Winter." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jameswinterwod@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2017 02:55:43 +0100
Subject: INTERESTED BORROWER.

INTERESTED BORROWER,
 
Loan Facility Available:
 
We work with a reliable and efficient company in England that specialized on bank loan at a very reasonable rate of 4% per-annul which are far much better than securing financial instrument such as Bank Guarantee (BG) or Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC).  The whole process from signing of contract and the application process and approval of loan can be completed as early as ten (10) banking days or less.
 
 
Contact me for further directives / information if you are interested.
 
Contact Person: Mr. James Winter.
Email: (jameswinterwod@gmail.com)
 
Sincerely,
Mr. James Winter.
 

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