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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info@bfinance.co.za>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2018 11:00:21 +0200
Subject: LOAN OFFER

Dear Valued Customer
 
Partake of our latest 5.5% loan offers; this offer is open to both blacklisted/bad credit records.
 
Businesses or Individuals interested to apply must forward the required information; Full Names, ID Number, Residential/address, Occupation, Monthly Income and Contact telephone numbers also you can logon to our website for online application; "www.bfinance.co.za" as we look forward to assisting you in whatever way possible.
 
Yours in Service
 
Bridge Finance SA
Marketing Team
Tel #: (+27)011 054 1001/081 320 0091
Fax No:  0862281926
Email: info@bfinance.co.za/bfinance@safrica.com
Website: www.bfinance.co.za
 
Bridge Finance is a Trusted Registered FSP. Reg. No.NCRCP2318, Legal Registration No. 1993/014544/23
 
 

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