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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: "Apna Paisa Loan Firm" <info@loan.com>
Reply-To: apnaloanagent@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:36:28 -0800
Subject: LOAN OFFER APPLY NOW

Attn : Dear Public

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? We are
based in the UNITED KINGDOM. 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 etc.

contact us today so that we can help you with the loan you need today, We offer loan
at low interest rate of 3% and with no credit check ,we offer Personal loans, debt
consolidation loans,venture capital,business loans, education loans, home loans or
"loans for any reason.

However, Our method, offers you the chance to state the amount of loan needed and also
the duration you can afford.
Requirement are :
1.Full Name.:
2.Contact Address.:
3.City/States.:
4.Country of Origin.:
5.Amount Needed:
6. Marital Status.:
7.Contact Number.
8.SEX...
9. AGE /DATE OF BIRTH:
10.OCCUPATION :

This gives you a real chance to get the funds you need! Any interested Applicants
should get back to me on my email at Email: apnaloanagent@yahoo.com.hk

Regard's from
Nestor Brice Lilly
Agent (Apna Paisa Loan Firm)

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