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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: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Caroline_Jos=E9_Luis?=" <swissfinances@live.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 1:35:50 -0000
Subject: Answer for: OFFER LOAN(APPLY 3%)‏

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Dear Customer,

Are you in need of loan ? who have difficulty obtaining working capital
loans from local banks other financial institutions?, credit scores £ or
dollars, Get out of financial trouble today and get funding for projects
that dream today with a low interest rate of 3 % for one (1) year. We are a
financial power house and we believe in helping people and co-operate, get a
loan from us today.

if this proposal is acceptable to you

Contact: Caroline José Luis
Email: swissfinances@live.com
Swiss Financial Agency
Companies House 020-7412-0500.
Registration Number: 2278043
+447-011136161
http://www.sfc-uk.com


¿Está usted en necesidad de préstamo? que tienen dificultades para obtener
préstamos de capital de los bancos locales de instituciones financieras de
otros?, las puntuaciones de crédito en € o dólares,

Prezado cliente potencial,

Você está precisando de um empréstimo? Não deixe que os seus problemas
financeiros, os escorescrédito em pesos reais ou dólares, fora de seus
problemas financeiros hoje e obter financiamento para o projeto dos sonhos
de hoje com uma baixa taxa de juros de 3% para um (1) ano. Somos uma casa de
poder financeiro e acreditam em ajudar as pessoas e co-operar, obter um
empréstimo de nós o dia de hoje.

Se você está interessado?

Contato: Caroline Jose Luis
Email: swissfinances@live.com
+447-011136161
www.sfc-uk.com


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