419 scam: "Mr M. Smith" <officcialletters@gmail.com> Re:Business Loans.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "loan agreement" (Beware of fake loan offers. Real lenders would not normally use free webmail addresses such as Yahoo, nor would they lend to individuals or small businesses in a different country from where they are based. Beware of mobile phones or redirector numbers!)
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.
- abelbetil1732@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr M. Smith" <officcialletters@gmail.com>
Reply-To: abelbetil1732@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:57:45 +0100
Subject: Re:Business Loans.

Dear Sir,

Good day, Hope my mail is received without any mixed feeling. We are a
loan company from a Credit & Finance dept in

Europe, based in Belgium, working in collaboration with our investor's law Firm.
We give out loans to Individuals, Self-employment, Limited liability companies.

It is our duty to make an analysis of your project / business plan and
make a feasibility study (IRR is important).If

positive a draft of the BLA (Business Loan Agreement) will be send to
you with full details and terms.

Through our portfolio we are mandated to manage loan up to â‚¬ or $200M
and sometimes even more when involving

different investors. Depending the requested amount and the purpose of
the loan, interest rate will vary between 2 &

2.5%/year with a standard term of 10 years(Negotiable) and one year of
grace period (Negotiable).

For further clarification on the above subject do not hesitate to
contact me at Email: abelbetil1732@gmail.com

Thank you for using our services.

Good luck!

Beti Abel.

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