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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: "GSM LOAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jsfurso@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2019 06:27:02 -0700
Subject: LOAN OFFER / leningaanbieding

Do you need a loan for your financial problem ?
Do you need a loan to pay your debts ?
GSM private loan company is here to help you to get a loan within only 72 hours at a low interest rate of 2%
GSM private loan company can give you a loan from the range [ 5000€ to 2 million € ]
Apply your loan now  and send your request to our private email address [ jsfurso@gmail.com ]
 
Best regard,
 
GSM LOAN LTD.
12 RUE ST JEAN DE PARIS
PARIS
FRANCE
 
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Heeft u een lening nodig voor uw financiële probleem?
Heeft u een lening nodig om uw schulden te betalen?
GSM particuliere lening bedrijf is hier om u te helpen om een lening te krijgen binnen slechts 72 uur tegen een lage rente van 2%
Gsm-particuliere leningmaatschappij kan u een lening verstrekken van [ 5000€ tot 2 miljoen € ]
Vraag uw lening nu aan en stuur uw aanvraag naar ons e-mailadres [ jsfurso@gmail.com ]
 
Vriendelijke groeten,
 
GSM LENING LTD.
12 RUE ST JEAN DE PARIS
PARIJS
FRANKRIJK

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