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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:
- "lovethloanoffer2002@live.com" (This email address looks like addresses used in fake loan scams. Be suspicious of any lender who uses a free webmail address or who is based in different country from yourself.)
- "lovethloanoffer2002@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Mrs loveth Samson <mrsloveths@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: lovethloanoffer2002@live.com
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:21:41 +0800 (SGT)
Subject:
Do you require a funding and you have being disappointed by banks. We can provide direct funding of up to 5 million at convenient interest rates. We offer 100% financing services which include :- Conventional and Personal loans to individuals; Commercial term loans for medium and large scale business ventures; Small business administration(SBA) loan for small scale business ventures, Angel funding & start-up business loans; investment loans; and Real Estate loans, Residential and commercial financing, & Warehouse financing. Contact us for more details at lovethloanoffer2002@live.com
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