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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: "Rev John Wilfred" <info@loanhome.com>
Reply-To: rev.johnwilfreds@gala.net
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 16:30:15 +0800
Subject: FINANCIAL SERVICE (OFFER)

LOAN HOME
Address: 162 Fleet Street The City, London EC4A 2DY
Email: rev.johnwilfreds@gala.net
Website: www.loanhome.com
What you need, when you need it

Dear Sir/Madam

Are you a business man or woman? you think all is lost? No hope from any
where? remember this is year 2010 and is a year of restoration and you
have to restore all what you have lost before,Well i have a good news for
you all today, is a privileged that you met the right person. Are you in
any financial stress or do you need funds to start up your own business?
Do you need loan to settle your debt or pay off your bills ? Do you have a
low credit score and you are finding it hard to obtain a loan from local
banks and other financial institutes? i have assisted people
financially,because i think enough of all these bankrupt and montages I'm
hearing and we give out loan at 3% interest rate. Do you need a loan or
funding for any reason such as:

a) Personal Loan,
b) Education,
c) Debt Consolidation,
d) Business Expansion,

*Borrow anything up to $3,000 minimum to $10,000,000.00 maximum

Hurry Up and get this Unique Opportunity Everyone is talking about,kindly
respond Via only Email: rev.johnwilfreds@gala.net

You have to fill the following information in other for us to process your
loan

YOUR NAMES..............
CONTACT ADDRESS.........
OCCUPATION..............
MOBILE NUMBER...........
AMOUNT NEEDED...........
LOAN DURATION...........
MONTHLY INCOME.........
SEX.....................
MARITAL STATUS..........
AGE.....................
COUNTRY.................

Tell us which area that you wish us to be of service to you.

Regards
Rev. John Wilfred

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