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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: "Mr mark" <info@loan.com>
Reply-To: claims.department68@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:16:39 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: VIRGIN FINANCIAL SERVICE LTD




VIRGIN FINANCIAL SERVICE LTD
Discovery House, Whiting Road,
Norwich, NR4 6EJ. United Kingdom

Loan offer at 4% interest rate

Welcome to Virgin Money Financial Service Ltd. We offer Loans
to individuals, Firms and Cooperate bodies at 4% interest rate per
annum. You can borrow $3,000.00 USD to Maximum of $1Million USD.

We offer the following kinds of loan:
* Personal Loan (Secure and Unsecured)
* Business Loan (Secure and Unsecured)
* Consolidation Loan

Please, provide the following:
1. Name of Applicant:..
2. Age:........................
3. Location:.................
4. Amount Needed:.......
5. Duration:..................

Contact Email: claims.department68@gmail.com

Sincerely,
Mrs.Sarah Edward
Customer Service Department


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