419 scam: "LACAIXA FINANCE"<lacaixafinance@europe.com> DO YOU NEED SOFT LOAN

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +34603242083 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- lacaixafinance@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LACAIXA FINANCE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lacaixafinance@consultant.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 17:11:01 +0200
Subject: DO YOU NEED SOFT LOAN

DO YOU NEED A LOAN?
Are you a business man or woman? Are you in any financial stress or do you need funds to start up your own business? Do you need loan to settle our debt or pay off your bills or start a nice business? Do you have a low credit score and you are finding it hard to obtain a loan from local banks and other financial institutes? Loan offer at 0.05% interest rate with any collateral security and if you do not have a collateral security, then you have to discuss that with our management. This is to help individuals reach their financial objectives, Do you need a loan or funding for any reason such as:*Refinance,*Home Improvement,*Inventor Loans,*Auto Loans,*Debt Consolidation,*Line of Credit,*Second Mortgage
*Business Loans,*Personal Loans,*International Loans,*Education Loans.
However, our method offers you the chance to state the amount of loan needed and also the duration you can afford. This gives you a real chance to get the funds you need. Any interested Applicants should get back to me via email or phone call for further information on our loan program.
Thanks for your understanding as we await your contact.
Mrs. Anita Gomez
General Consultant
La Caixas Finance Group
TEL: +34 603 242 083
Fax: +34 917 903 957
(Email:lacaixafinance@consultant.com)

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