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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:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "loan applicant" (Beware of fake loan offers. Real lenders would not normally use free webmail addresses such as Yahoo, nor would they lend to individuals or small businesses in a different country from where they are based. Beware of mobile phones or redirector numbers!)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: James McCammond <emanuelle.barretto@unimedmaceio.com.br>
Reply-To: <info.co@rogers.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 22:06:44 -0600
Subject: (no subject)
Providing urgent loan/investments financing at a very low interest rate, we are into a wide range of lending and our area of specialization is providing financial services Worldwide. I want to use this medium to inform you that we render reliable beneficiary assistance to our loan applicant. Services Rendered include.
*Debt Consolidation *construction loans *FHA loans *VA loans *Business Loans *start up loans *mortgage loans *car title loan *Personal Loans *HUD loan *conforming loans * Real estate investors funding etc.
Our interest rate is 4% per annual. And we offer from the minimum amount of $10,000 to $ 40,000,000 maximum if interested all mails should be send to <info.co@rogers.com> for more information.
We render our best of service to our loan applicants.
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