419 scam: "Parker Lawrence"<dcameronm@yahoo.com> Get Your Fast and Reliable loan today

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "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!)
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.
- p.lawrence333@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Parker Lawrence" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <j.lawrencee@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 15:13:49 +0100
Subject: Get Your Fast and Reliable loan today

Dear Sir/Madam,

Do you need a loan? Have you applied for a loan before and at the end the loan was not given to you due to some certain problems.We give out various kinds of loans ranging from personal loan,business loan,home loan,company loan and student project loan.If you are in need of all this loan,then you have come to the right place,we are reliable loan company situated in Europe we give out loan with a very low interest of 3% if you are interested in getting a loan from us then apply while offer still last.Contact us via Email:p.lawrence333@gmail.com

Fill and submit the loan application form below.

LOAN APPLICATION FORM

First name:............................................

Last name:............................................

Business name(If Any):...................................

Loan Amount needed:........................

Purpose of Loan:..............................

Duration:............................................

Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd):..............................................

Gender:..............................................
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Marital status:........................................

Monthly Income:......................................

Bank Account Balance:...............................

Home Address:..........................................

City:.......................................................

State/province:..........................................

Zip/postal code:........................................

Country:................................................

Phone.....................................................

Email:........................................................

Job title:................................................

Occupation:.........................................

Regards.
Parker Lawrence
Managing Director
Fidelity finance Loan Firm
4 old bond street,
london,UK

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