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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- e02charles@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Charles Grahama" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <e02charles@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 08:43:44 +0100
Subject: Leningaanbod Toepassen Nu
Dit is een particuliere en legitieme leningleningsmaatschappij, en we geven alleen leningen uit met een betaalbare rentevoet van 3%. Onze leningdiensten variëren van een minimumbedrag van (2.000,00) tot een maximumbedrag van (20.000.000.00) (Twintig Miljoen) en met een minimumduur van 1 jaar en een maximale duur van 25 jaar. Deze zijn goedgekeurd door de lening, Voordat we u kunnen verwijzen naar de overdrachtsbank die onmiddellijk op uw lening zal beginnen. Wij leveren allerlei leningdiensten, en zijn als volgt: Beantwoord deze email e02charles@gmail.com
LENING DIENSTEN GELEVERD:
Persoonlijke leningen
Commerciële leningen
Bedrijfsleningen
Beleggingsleningen
Vastgoed / Hypothecaire leningen
Medische / Studentenleningen
Automobielleningen
BORROWER'S INFORMATION REQUIRED
VOOR-EN ACHTERNAAM:__________
LEEFTIJD:__________
SEKS:_________
LAND: _________
STAAT:__________
STAD:__________
ADRES:__________
BURGERLIJKE STAAT:__________
BEZETTING:__________
MAANDINKOMEN:_________
GELDIGE MOBIELE TELEFOONNUMMER ________
LENING BEDRAG NODIG: __________
(LENING BEDRAG EN VALUTA IN WOORDEN): __________
LENING DUUR (SPECIFICEREN IN JAAR): __________
DOEL VOOR DE LENING: __________
Contacteer ons via e-mail e02charles@gmail.com
Wij wachten op uw snelle reactie. Bedankt voor uw tijd en patronage.
Sincères salutaties
M. Wilson Philson
(Directeur van de operatie)
CO-OPERATIEVE FINANCIEEL BELEGGINGEN
Kurkey (Nieuw) / Shantum Seth
309 B Sector 15A; Noida, UP 201301
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