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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: NCB (Cayman) Ltd. <info@ncb.co.ir>
Reply-To: ncb@consultant.com
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 10:24:37 +0000
Subject: Loan Offer


Sir / Madam ,

We introduce ourselves as Capital Placement Specialists agency located in Grand Cayman Island, dealing primarily with manufacturers, construction companies, agricultural industries and trading companies. We also represent a European Trust Fund that has investment interest in manufacturing sector.

We are usually able to finance projects between the ranges of US$1 Million to US$50 Million dollars for interested sole proprietors in terms of expansion purposes. At this time we welcome parties who are interested in obtaining financing to restrict their communication to this institution for good financial updates.

We offer very competitive rates and the flexibility not normally found through traditional banking infrastructures. We pride ourselves on the ability to understand the unique circumstances of the entrepreneurial mind and the problems in obtaining financing through stringent conventional red tape.

It would be highly appreciated if you could publish a brief note in your next bulletin to this effect and also spread news of our introduced service to other interesting parties who can obtain financing.

Thank you very much for your anticipated patronage and kind assistance.

Yours truly,

Mr. P. Harrison.
Corporate Lending.

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