419 scam: "SPARTA LOAN FIRM"<zhuyan@njanyue.com> DO YOU WANT A LOAN?

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "revdavidloanfirm@live.com" (This email address looks like addresses used in fake loan scams. Be suspicious of any lender who uses a free webmail address or who is based in different country from yourself.)
- "revdavidloanfirm@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447010045318 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "SPARTA LOAN FIRM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revdavidloanfirm@live.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:03:02 +0530
Subject: DO YOU WANT A LOAN?

Greetings to you,

My name is Rev David smith, the General

Consultant of SPARTA LOAN FIRM.

I have been ordered by my directors to inform

the general public that we

now give out loan at a very low interest rate. The

rate is as low as 3%

yearly or 0.2% monthly.

All you need do is to contact me via my email or

phone; Please find them below:

Name: Rev David smith

Email: revdavidloanfirm@live.com

Tel: +44-701-004-5318

Once I receive your request, we'll get back to

you immediately with the

loan information.

Thanks for your time and understanding,

Rev David smith

General Consultant

SPARTA LOAN FIRM

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