419 scam: "Mr.White Lewis" <whitelewis@gmail.com> FINANCIAL SOLUTION

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "loan amount" (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.
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.
- whitelewis01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.White Lewis" <whitelewis@gmail.com>
Reply-To: whitelewis01@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 03:34:11 +0200
Subject: FINANCIAL SOLUTION

Hello.

At this very critical time of global crisis, are you finding it difficult to pay your bills or are you having problem financing your business project, do you need financial assistance to do your business transactions? Search no more for MORTGAGE ENTERPRISE FINANCE LTD is here to assist you in all your financial needs and to plan for you on how to invest and make profit.

We Offer all kinds of loan packages (Personal Loan, Commercial Loans, etc.) our Loan amount is structured for your convenient and a re-payment period of 1 year to 20 years duration.
WE DEAL ON INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS AND REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT, WE ALSO OFFER INVESTMENT LOAN, BUSINESS LOAN,INTERNATIONAL LOAN,AUTO LOAN,MORTGAGE LOAN,PERSONAL LOAN, AND ALL KINDS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH A VERY LOW PERCENT OF INTEREST RATE.

INTEREST RATE:
In the loan we offer, we do charge 4.5% yearly for the loan. Note that the loan re-payment schedule starts 6 months after loan has been transferred to applicants. Our mode of disbursing the loan is bank to bank transfer.
We do hope you will take advantage of this opportunity and apply today.

Send me your response on this email immediately to enable us commence this line of discussion. My E-mail:whitelewis01@gmail.com

Regards,
Mr.White Lewis

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