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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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Fraud email example:

From: "SAGITTARIUS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES" <sigittariusprofessionalservice1@msn.com>
Reply-To: sagittariusprofessionals@consultant.com
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 12:02:05 +0000
Subject: WE HAVE CAPITAL...

SAGITTARIUS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
94-96 Great North road.N20NL
LONDON.

Permit us to introduce our service to you .In this our loan scheme,
tagged 'loan under two weeks'
Sagittarius Professional Finance Plc our named reputable limited
liability company in the British entity.
Our service- SGT Plc deals in areas of funds, bonds, grant and
partnership with firms, corporations and esteemed individuals.
We offer offshore unsecured (no collateral service loan) to customers
worldwide.
Over the years, we have put into consideration the need for bodies and
establishment in need for urgent cash either as a result of
maintenance, expansion, establishment of a offices, Bankruptcy just to
mention but
few. In general, we offer Hotel loan, car loans, personal(domestic)
loans, construction and working loan to reputable and existent men/women
of the society at large. Take note of our flourishing stock market with
a 50/50% share on company's earnings with shareholders.
Our service has been repositioned and standardized to meet customers
demands in an economical way. Our interest charge is indeed reasonable,
we offer hassle free loan service where by customers are allowed to
make repayment over a long time span.
We also would be willing to be in partnership with firms either
funding small loan firms, affiliation with companies/individuals in view of
projects for us to invest in.This is to say that we fund small scale loan
firms.

For details and interest in our service contact
Maskery Richard on -
sagittariusprofessionals@consultant.com



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