419 scam: "WJG FINANCE PLS" <wjg@santosfc.com.br> LOAN OFFERion!!!TIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF)s/2010S$2.500.0PŒë¸"

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "loan amount" (Beware of fake loan offers. Real lenders would not normally use free webmail addresses such as Yahoo, nor would they lend to individuals or small businesses in a different country from where they are based. Beware of mobile phones or redirector numbers!)
- "your loan " (Beware of fake loan offers. Real lenders would not normally use free webmail addresses such as Yahoo, nor would they lend to individuals or small businesses in a different country from where they are based. Beware of mobile phones or redirector numbers!)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- wjgfin@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WJG FINANCE PLS" <wjg@santosfc.com.br>
Reply-To: wjgfin@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:32:42 -0200 (BRST)
Subject: LOAN OFFER

Do you need a loan? Are you in any distress because you have you
been turn down by the bank? Are you in financial problem, and you
need a financial solution? if yes contact us today via
email :wjgfin@gmail.com for that loan you need, for
we Offer loan to individuals and cooperate Bodies at the rate of 3%,
both secure and unsecured loan, Mobile Loans, Bad Credit, Home
Loans, School loans etc approved withing 48hours or less.
Our loan ranges from 1000-5million for a fixed and a duration of
1-30yrs.
Hurry now and make your financial crises a thing of the past .

Please do provide us with the following information if interested,
for immediate processing of your loan

Full Name:...............................
Loan Amount Needed:..............
Loan Duration:.........................
Country...................................
Home Address:........................
Mobile Number:........................
Occupation:...........................
Purpose of loan;......................
Monthly Income.........................

Note:please reply to this email address(wjgfin@gmail.com)

This message may contain confidential information for the use of the
addressee(s) above and may contain legally privileged information. If you
are not the addressee, or the person responsible for delivering it to the
addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, disseminating,
distributing or copying this message is strictly prohibited. If you have
received this message by mistake, immediately notify us by replying to the
message and delete the original message immediately.

Thank you.
WALTER SOTO
Online Advertisers
Email Us:wjgfin@gmail.com
WJG FINANCE LOAN SERVICES.

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