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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • financial_reimbursement@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "\"Laura Davenport\" <financial_reimbursement@hotmail.co.uk>" <slushert@beloit.edu>
Reply-To: financial_reimbursement@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:17:54 -0500
Subject: Loan Offer....Apply Now!

Good day,

I am Laura Davenport, a private lender here in London,
United Kingdom.
Are you in any financial mess or do you need funds to start
up your own business? Do you need loan to settle your debt
or pay off your bills or start a nice business?

Do you have a low credit score and you are finding it hard
to obtain capital loan from local banks/other financial
institutes? Do you need a loan or funding for any reason
such as:

a) Personal Loan, Business Expansion
b) Business Start-up, Education
c) Debt Consolidation
d) Hard Money Loans

I offer loan at an interest rate of 6.8% and with no credit
check, I offer Personal loans, debt consolidation loans,
venture capital, business loans, education loans, home loans
or "loans for any reason!".

However, my method, offers you the chance to state the
amount of loan needed and also the duration you can afford,
this gives you a real chance to get the funds you need! Any
interested Applicants should get back to me on this email:
financial_reimbursement@hotmail.co.uk

Thanks.

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