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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: "Klose Financial Aid" <info@iidfc.com>
Reply-To: k.b.financialaid@live.com
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:53:48 +0600 (BDT)
Subject:




GOOD-DAY TO YOU ALL,

I AM A BUSINESS MAN AND I KNOW WE ALL NEED LOAN TO BUILD OUR BUSINESS!! I
AM HERE TO DELIVER THAT DREAM. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BUSINESS LOAN AND
ALSO CLEAR OFF YOUR DEPT I AM HERE TO ASSIST YOU FINANCIALLY TO ACHIEVE
THAT DREAM. RESPOND TO ME ASAP SO THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE GREAT GOALS IN A NEW
YEAR 2012 LOAN IS AT 2.5% INTEREST, ONLY INTERESTED APPLICANT SHOULD APPLY
BY RESPONDING TO GET LOAN APPLICATION FORM. THIS IS A PRIVATE LOAN OFFER
AND I AM WILLING TO GIVE AT 2.5% FOR A END OF YEAR BUSINESS.

YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT I GIVE OUT LOANS IN RESPECT OF YOUR PROJECT OF
BUSINESS PLAN,I OFFER LOAN FROM THE RANGES OF 500,000- 1,000,000,000 IN
USD POUNDS EUROS YEN ANY CURRENCY I OFFER ALSO OFFER AT A DURATION MINIMUM
OF 3 YEARS TO MAXIMUM OF 20 YEARS

I AM FREE FROM EVERY FINANCIAL CRISIS, IF CAN GIVE YOU THE LOAN IN CASH OR
BANK TRANSFER WHICH EVER YOU PREFER I AM READY, FOR LARGE AMOUNT OF LOAN
APPLICATION IS NOT TO BE DONE OVER THE INTERNET YOU WILL HAVE TO VISIT OUR
OFFICE BUT IF URGENT WE CAN HANDLE THE APPLICATION ONLINE.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED FOR THIS LOAN CONTACT ME SO THAT I CAN SEND YOU MY
APPLICATION FORM TO FILL FOR THE LOAN. NOTE THAT MY LOAN PROCESSES ARE
EASY I DO NOT NEED GOVERNMENT APPROVAL BEFORE I CAN MAKE ANY TRANSFER OR
DELIVERY. I AM A LEGAL BUSINESS MAN AND I DO ALL IT TAKES TO GET MY
PROCESS LEGAL, I INVEST MORE ON CURRENCY EXCHANGE DEAL MORE IN GOLD AND
CRUDE OIL CONFIRMED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS LEGAL. FOR THE PROOF OF FUNDS
ITS AVAILABLE IN CASH AND BANK STATEMENT ALL THIS BACK UP MY FINANCE. THIS
IS REAL FINANCIAL FUNDING NOT ILLEGAL OR A SCAM THIS IS GENUINE LOAN
OFFER.

CONTACT US NOW FOR YOUR URGENT LOAN PROCESSING
VIA,EMAIL:k.b.financialaid@live.com

WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST

KIND REGARDS,

KLOSE-PATRICK BLUNT
CEO BLUNT FINANCIAL AID
SPAIN, MADRID


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