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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: "DR. MATT PATTERSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hiltonloan19@zohomail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2021 02:53:22 -0700
Subject: LOAN

Services Offered
We offer loan at low interest rate and with no credit check, we offer
Personal loans, Debt Consolidation Loan, Venture Capital, Business Loan,
Education Loan, Home Loan or "Loan for any reason!".
Our company is based in United States as we've been into the financial
business for over 20 years now with a low interest of 2% per Annual. We
give out loan to people from America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand
Australia and Africa within a maximum of 5 days depending on the seriousness of the applicant.
We would like you to get back to us immediately you receive this message
for further information on the loan process.
Matt Patterson
Website: www.hiltonfinmgtdpt.com

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