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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: "Fortress Financial Services" (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 03:48:30 +0530
Subject: DO YOU NEED A LOAN FOR YOUR BUSINESS??

Fortress Financial Services
New Tower, Marketing Department,
1st floor,3rd Street Postal
Colony, West Mambalam.
600 017 India

This message is advertising Fortress Financial Service on the loan offer,
for the purpose to help individual, Organizations and businesses get loan
to start or increase their businesses or to assist does that are not able to
meet up with their financial needs.

I am Mr. Joshua Erterson From Australia, i have been working for Fortress
Financial Service in Australia for many years, i have been posted to India
to manage Fortress Financial Service branch office.

We have a loan offer currently going on for does that is having difficulties
with financing their projects or businesses.

We provide loan advisory portal of personal loan, home loan, business
loan, mortgage loan, project loan and private loan for builders, hostels,
colleges, hospital, companies etc.

Fortress Financial Service is passing cash flow from this period to ending
of next month, we will be having financial flowing which means you are been
given the opportunity to apply for loan here.

Amount applied for must be $20,000 USD to $500 MILLION USD Specify with
UNITED STATES DOLLARS AND IN RUPEES. our loan interest rate is 3% of
the total capital.

1. NO COLLATERAL & GUARANTOR NEEDED
2. LOAN AMOUNT FROM US$20,000 TO US$500,000,000.00

MEANS OF COMMUNICATION IS STRICTLY ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

***TERMS AND CONDITION TO BE APPLIED***

CONDITION:
1. AGE FROM 21 AND ABOVE
2. ANYONE WITH A GOOD EMPLOYMENT HISTORY, OR PROOF OF INCOME MAY
APPLY

*Customer Loan Application form
*Full Name:
*Job Function:
*Company/Organization:
*Email Address:
*Sex:
*Age:
*Phone:
*Street Address:
*City:
*Country:
*ZIP/Postal Code:
*Monthly Income:
*Purpose of Loan:
*Amount Needed:
*Loan Duration (maximum of 15 years):

On acknowledgment of these details, we will send you a well calculated and
break down of our Terms and Conditions.
=============================
Mode of Payment:
* Payment by bank to bank transfer
=============================
Note that we provide the best of service to our clients and make transfer
of the loan grant when needed by the borrower.

After next month, loan application will be close, you are advice to apply now
at 3% only before it is over. click the reply button and send us the well filled details.

Regards,
Mr. Joshua Erterson
Board of Directors
Fortress Financial Services India.
ADMINISTRATOR OFFICE




DISCLAIMER:
This message was sent as an advert from our company's isp data base.
if you don't need a loan please don't abuse this message otherwise kindly
ignore for security reason.

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