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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:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "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!)
- "loan applicant" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Active Loans Firm" <info@uk.com>
Reply-To: active_loansfirm@heavyoil.cn
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:44:56 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: Greetings

ive Loan Firm
Kuala lumpur 51000 Malaysia.
Tel: (+60) 16-289-0570

Hello,

Welcome to Active Loan Firm , below is a brief description on how the loan
is been processed. Just go through so that you can get a clear picture on
how we operate and send us your application details so that we can start
the immediate processing of your loan.

We offer loans to applicants all over the world at a much reduced interest
rate of 3% per year to suite even those with bad credit scores and low
income. We give out personal and business loans ranging from $5,000.00 USD
to 5,000,000.00 USD.

Regarding the time involved, it will take about 4 working days to get your
loan processed and approved depending on your seriousness. Once we receive
your application details, we will send the loan document to you via email
attachment. You will be required sign the document in agreement to the
loan terms/conditions and have it emailed back to us and we will then
follow it up with the letter of approval, as soon as you provide the
information requested by the letter of approval your loan disbursed to you
immediately.

During the processing of the loan, you might be asked to provide a proof
of Identification, which might consist of an international passport,
driver's license, national Identity card or a work Identity card as the
case maybe.

HOW DO I APPLY:

Please send us the details as required below:
Your Full Name:...............................
Your Full Telephone Number { mobile,home and work }:
Your Address:.................................
Your City:....................................
State/Province:...............................
Your Country:.................................
Fax Number:...................................
Date of Birth:................................
Credit Score:.................................
Loan Amount Needed :..........................
Loan Duration:................................
Purpose Of Loan:.............................

We believe we have been able to answer most of the questions that are
frequently asked by loan applicants before securing a loan. In agreement
to the above rules/policies, you are expected to send us the details as
required above. In acknowledgement to this mail and we will start the
processing of your loan.

To find out more details about us, you can click here. Thanks for your
understanding and for choosing this firm,

Mr.James Roland
Active Loan Firm { Malaysia Headquarters }
Tel: (+60) 16-289-0570

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