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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: "FINANCE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <financialcareloans@consultant.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:05:38 +0200
Subject: NOTIFICATION FOR ANY LOAN NEEDED

Dear Valued Customers,

Do you need a loan or funding for any of the following reasons? Personal Loan, Business Start-up or Expansion, Education, Debt Consolidation, Hard Money Loans, etc.
We offer loans at low interest rate of 3.5%. However, our method, offers you the chance to state the amount of loan needed and also the duration you can afford. This gives you a real chance to get the funds you need!
Do contact us today via our official Email:financialcareloans@consultant.com providing us with the following info;

Name:
Contact Address/country:
Mobile Telephone Number:

Best Regards.
James William
CARE FINANCIAL LOAN UK SUB OFFICE SOUTH AFRICA AND OTHER AFRICA COUNTRY

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