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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: Bkk Bank Plc <bkk.bankplc2@bkk.com>
Reply-To: bkk.bankplc1@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 23:16:25 -0300
Subject:



We offer loan at low interest rate and with no credit check, we offer
Personal loans, Debt Consolidation Loan, Venture Capital, Business
Loan,Education Loan, Home Loan or "Loan for any reason. Our company is
based in bangkok thailand as we've been into the financial business
for over 13 years now with a low interest of 3%.We give out loan to
people from America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand Australia and Africa
within a maximum of 4 days depending on the seriousness of the
applicant.Applicant name:2)Full address:3)Phone number:4)Amount
needed:5)Duration: All replies should be forwarded to:E-mails:
bkk.bankplc1@gmail.com


Waiting for your response.
Regards,
Mr Donald Chong
General Consultant
E-mail: bkk.bankplc1@gmail.com



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