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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: "Yes Loan Agency" <info@web.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ye-sloansagency@live.co.uk
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:58:03 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: 3% Loan Offer

We Offer Private, Commercial and Personal Loans with Minimal annual
Interest Rates OF 3% within a 1year to 50years to any part of the world.We
give out loans within the range of 5,000 to 100,000,000 USD. Interested
Persons should contact me via E-mail : ye-sloansagency@live.co.uk

BORROWERS INFORMATION

Your Names: Your Country: Your Age: Personal Number:
Office Number: Your Occupation: Sex: Monthly Income:
Amount Needed: Loan duration: Brief description of individual:

Kind Regards
David White.

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