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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: fecok holm <markd0463@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fecok161@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 03:38:42 +0100
Subject: URGENT LOAN OFFER

NO UPFRONT PAYMENTS INVOLVED

Hello everyone,My name is MR. FECOK SMITH, I am a loan lender and I
give out loans without any upfront payments.

Are you in need of commercial or business loan to either expand your
business, or pay up your bills? If yes here is an offer from a
Registered, Government approved and Licensed private lender,we offer
loan at 3% rate and we give out loans in the range of $5,000 to
$10,000,000.00.

Contact us today at fecok161@gmail.com and get your loan to start up
business and other financial difficulties.

fecok161@gmail.com Or message us on WHATSAPP (+1{845}400-7285)

fill the form below;

Name:
Country:
Loan Amount Needed:
Duration:
Sex:
Age:
Phone Number:

Thanks.

contact us via (fecok161@gmail.com) or message us on WHATS-APP (+1{845}400-7285)


Best Regards.

Fecok smith

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