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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: "Marson Finance" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:30:58 +0100
Subject: ***SPAM*** LOAN OFFER 2% INTEREST RATE

Ladies and gentlemen

Are you also tired of dealing with banks or financial service providers for a loan. to obtain collateral in order to secure the loan 100%? Do you need a loan to make an investment, convert short-term debt into the medium to long term?

Yes, but security, confidentiality and transparency are important to you. Then we can help you. We are a Spanish-based company that specializes in making loans to private individuals and companies easily.

Interest rates and maturities are very attractive (2%) and in terms of safety, we limit ourselves to the absolute minimum.

Interested? Then contact us for more information by e-mail

We look forward to hearing from you.

Security, trust and transparency are the pillars of our business.

Friendly greetings

MARIA RICARDO

Management

Marson Finance Company

Company Number: 08277292
Calle de la infanta Mercedes, 1, 28020 Mad

Email: mfinancecompany@yandex.com

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