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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447035964088 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: SMITH BOWEN LOAN COMPANY <info@loanlender.com>
Reply-To: smithbowenfinancialservices01@8u8.com
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:32:36 -0300
Subject: Loan Offer!!!


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SMITH BOWEN LOAN COMPANY
Sidney Street, Cambridge, CB2 3HW
London,Uk

My name is Mr.Smith Bowen, the CEO Smith
Bowen Financial and loan lenders.
On behalf of my firm i want to
inform the general public
that we now give out loan at a very low
interest rate. The rate is as low
as(3%)interest rate annually.

Are you a business man or woman ? 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 :

*Refinance
*Home Improvement
*Investment Loan
*Auto Loans
*Debt Consolidation
*Line of Credit
*Second Mortgage
*Business Loans
*Personal Loans
*International Loans.All you need do is to contact me via my
email and you will be required to fill the following
loan application form below;

1.FULL
NAME
2.ADDRESS
3.COUNTRY
4.PHONE NUMBER
5.AGE
6.OCCUPATION
7.AMOUNT NEEDED
8.DURATION OF LOAN

Name: Mr.Smith Bowen
Tell: (+44) 70359 64088
Email: smithbowenfinancialservices01@8u8.com
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