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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447053827203 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mr.granlouis@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Gran Louis" <info@prim.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mr.granlouis@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:25:53 +0200 (EET)
Subject: Are you a business man or woman ?
GRAN LOUIS LOAN COMPANY
Sidney Street, Cambridge, CB2 3HW
London,Uk
My name is Mr. Gran Louis, the CEO Gran Louis Financial and loan
lenders.On behalf of my firm i want to inform the general publicthat we
now give out loan at a very low interest rate. The rate is as low
as(3%)interest rate annually.
Are you a business man or woman ? Are you in any financial mess or do
you need funds to start up your own business? Do you need loan to
settle your debt or pay off your bills or start a nice business? Do
you have a low credit score and you are finding it hard to obtain
capital loan from local banks other financial institutes? Do you need a
loan or funding for any reason such as :
*Refinance
*Home Improvement
*Investment Loan
*Auto Loans
*Debt Consolidation
*Line of Credit
*Second Mortgage
*Business Loans
*Personal Loans
*International Loans.All you need do is to contact me via my email and
you will be required to fill the following loan application form below;
1.FULL NAME
2.ADDRESS
3.COUNTRY
4.PHONE NUMBER
5.AGE
6.AMOUNT NEEDED,
7.DURATION OF LOAN
8.OCCUPATION
Name: Mr. Gran Louis
Tell: (+44) 705-382-7203
Email: mr.granlouis@yahoo.com.hk
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