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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: "TRESHOLD FINANCE COMPANY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <treshold_finance@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 23:31:48 +0100
Subject: The Good Times Are Here

TRESHOLD FINANCE COMPANY.


This is a loan/finance firm accredited by the Finance and Leasing Association and Council of Mortgage Lenders, United Kingdom as independent loan brokers; we search the internet market for credible and well established prospective customers that can meet the repayment conditions for disbursement of loans of such magnitude.

We are in partnership with a reputable financial institution that is consigned with transfer of the approved loan to your designated account. We give out long term loans starting from Fifty Thousand British Pounds Sterling (50,000.00 GBP) to Ten Million British Pounds Sterling (10 million GBP) for up to fifty (50) years maximum at 3% interest rate per annum.

We are currently offering Commercial, Home Improvement, Consolidation, Business and Personal Loans to any part of the world. Are you in debt? Do you want to pay off your bills? Have you been turned down constantly by your bank or any other financial institute? The good news is here! In these times of Spending Cuts and Austerity Measures in Europe, unstable world oil prices due to the Arab Spin, natural disasters in New Zealand and The Americas, underdevelopment in Africa and threats from the emerging Asian Tigers to mention a few, Treshold Finance is a certified, legitimate and an accredited Financial Lender, and also a co-operate financier for real estate and any kinds of business financing.

Note: Be that as it may, like every other business transaction, this transaction is bound by certain policies and regulations. However, we look forward to establishing a long term investment relationship with you. This loan process normally takes 3 to 4 business days, depending on the seriousness and willingness of our clients.

Meanwhile, we prefer personal involvements and relationships with our clients in order to create a room of mutual trust and understanding, this is why we try to be as informal as possible, if you prefer otherwise, kindly inform us so that we can base our relationship on strictly business terms.

Do you want to expand your business? If you are delighted and interested in our financial offer, do not hesitate to contact us at treshold_finance@hotmail.com and kindly furnish us with the following details before we can commence with the processing of your loan sum:

Full Name: ...................................
Contact Address: .............................
Country: ......................................
Phone: .......................................
Purpose of your loan: .........................
Amount Needed as Loan in GBP: £.......................
Loan Duration: ...............................
Monthly Income/Yearly Income: ................
Occupation: ..................................
Sex..........................................
Date of Birth................................
Marital Status...............................

Our representative will contact you with further information and reliable beneficiary assistance relevant to financing of the loan sum. In acknowledgement of receipt of these details, a well calculated accrued interest, repayment plan and secured payment protection policy will be disclosed in subsequent correspondence.

Thank you for your interest!

Kind regards,
Tom Green,
London Operations Manager,
Treshold Finance Company,
Suite 014, The Place,
Broad Street,
London, United Kingdom.

Directory: +44 742 509 6070
Email: treshold_finance@hotmail.com





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