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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "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 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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Funding Solution Inc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lmassey@businessfundingsolutioninc.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2014 15:32:41 -0700
Subject: Re: Loan Offer
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are global loan experts, have you been turned down by your bank? Do you have bad credit?
Do you need to set up a business? Worry no more. Let us do the outsourcing for you at 8.50% interest rate,
24months to 60months repayment period.
We guarantee 90% that we will get you the required loan amount that you have been looking for.
Below are our areas of loan expertise:
* Small Business Loan
* Personal Loan
* Equipment Leasing
* Accounts Receivable Financing
* Health Care and Medical Financing
* Mergers and Business Acquisitions
* Franchise Financing
* Project Financing
* Purchase Order and Trade Finance
* Commercial Real-Estate Finance
* Contract Finance
* Unsecured Business Lines of Credit
If you are interested do not hesitate to contact our agent with below details:
Lisa Massey
Financial Consultant
Southern Africa Region
Funding Solutions Inc:
Tel: +27 60 724 9640
Fax: +27 86 519 7713
Email: lmassey@businessfundingsolutioninc.com
Regards,
Global Marketing Division,
Funding Solution Inc
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