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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: donald wilson <mikolowtwojaszkola@neostrada.pl>
Reply-To: uni_credit@kkwl.ac.th
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:52:31 -0700
Subject: finance
APPLY FOR A LOAN AT A LOW RATE AND GET IT FAST TODAY!!!
GOOD-DAY,SIR/MADAM
I am Mr Donald Wilson, a Reputable, Legitimate & an accredited money
Lender. I reside in malaysia. I loan money out to
individuals and corporate bodies in need of financial assistance.
Do you have a bad credit or are you in need of money to pay bills? I
want to use this medium to inform you that i render reliable beneficiary
assistance as I'll be glad to offer you a loan at 3% interest rate.
Services Rendered include:
*Auto Loans
*Debt Consolidation
*Business Loans
*Personal Loans
*International Loans
Please get the loan application details to us if interested in the loan offer.
Name:
Tel:
Country:
Amount needed:
Duration of loan:
Purpose of Loan:
I Look forward permitting me to be of service to you. You can contact
me via. uni_credit@kkwl.ac.th
Sincerely,
Donald Wilson
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