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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: James Loans Firm <manta9@jantamanta1.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <james.loanfinanceplc@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 02:22:07 +0530
Subject: DO YOU NEED AN URGENT LOAN

Dear Applicant,

Quick loans Firm ltd. leading legitimate and licensed loan lending
company, longer repayment terms.
we offers Business loan, Home loan, Personal loan, Car loan, Student
loan, Dept Consolidation, Loan for business start. Do you have a
small or large project to finance? up and Business expansion, Real
Estate and Mortgages all at 3% interest rate for applicants of all
credit types.

The service we offer is quick and stress free. Our Priority is your
total Satisfaction! Our goal is that you enjoy the service we provide
from start to Conclusion. Interested applicant should fill out the
loan application form properly and get back to us as soon as possible.

FIRST INFORMATION NEEDED:

Name (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., etc.): .........
Middle Name: ............................
Age:........................
Gender :................................
Marital status: ...........................
The total amount needed :......................
Duration ............
Province: ...................
Country: ...........
Phone: .............
Fax: .................
Monthly Income ...................
Occupation: ..........

Thanks
Mr James Smith

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