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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: "BRIDGE FINANCE LIMITED" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bridgefinanceltd@e1.ru>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2018 11:41:07 -0700
Subject: LOAN SERVICES RENDERED

Hello

This is a private and legitimate loan lending company, and we give out loans with an affordable interest rate of 3% only. Our loan services ranges from a minimum amount of ($ 3,000.00 ) to a maximum amount of ($ 20,000,000.00)(Twenty Million) and with a minimum duration of 1 year, and a maximum duration of 25 years.ones its been approved by the loan company, before we can refer you to the transferring bank which will commenced on your loan immediately.

We render all kinds of loan services, and they are as follows:

LOAN SERVICES RENDERED:

Personal Loans
Commercial Loans
Business Loans
Investment Loans
Real Estate/Mortgage Loans
Medical/Student Loans
Automobile Loans

However if you are interested get back to us for discussion.

Best regards,
Accountant Mr.Morgan Bright
Instant Loan International
300 Station Road, West Drayton UB3 tLT,
United Kingdom

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