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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: MR BOB DAVIDSON <info@loan.com>
Reply-To: mrbobfinancialhome001@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:20:47 -0600
Subject: (no subject)
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Hello,
Are You in need of a loan help? Have you be denied of a loan from your
bank
or any Financial Firm? Do you need financial assistance? Doyou need a loan
to pay off your bills or buy a home? Do you want to have aBusiness of your
own and you need Financial Loan Help? Contact us today for
your Financial Loan Help. We are willing to help you out on either
Business
or Personal Loans.Offer are Available and at affordable interest rate of
2%.
APPLICATION DETAILS
Applicant Name:________________________ __
Gender:_______________________ ________
Contact Address:______________________
Country:_____________________ ________
Amount Needed as Loan:________________
Loan Duration:_____________________ ___
Purpose for Loan:___________________
Cell Phone:________________________ ________
Next of Kin
contact email:
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Kindly Regards,
Mr Bob Davidson
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