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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: "GM FINANCE FIRM" <pay@benco.com.cn>
Reply-To: loaneasy_conto@qq.com
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 08:41:34 -0800
Subject: *First Class Provision of Financial Services. Contact Now!!!* All reply
to:==> loaneasy_conto@qq.com

Dear,

We are Presently Offering Loans to Interested persons at an affordable rate with the help and assistance from our Banks. We offer Secured Loans to Individuals and companies at low Interest Rate of 2.5%, and we offer Long and short term Loans. Our Firm has recorded a lot of breakthroughs in the first Class Provision of Financial Services to our clients especially in the area of Loan and Capital Provision for Individuals and companies. You can Apply for a Loan Fast and get it here with ease.Perhaps you need a Loan for Debt Consolidation, Home Improvements, A New or Used Car Purchase, A New Home, Investment / Business Expansion Purposes, or Even a Vacation Loan.

In our Loan scheme tagged 'Loan under Two weeks', both local and international every Customer have the Guarantee of Obtaining a Loan from this Company on the mode of Unsecured Funding which means no international Offshore Collateral is Required for this Process.

Interested persons should please furnish us with the under-listed information to our email address: (loaneasy_conto@qq.com).

Names:
Contact Address / Country:
Mobile Telephone Number:
Occupation:
Loan Amount:
Loan Duration:
Loan Purpose:

Transparency and Sincerity is our watchword and we hope to serve you better.

Sincerely Yours,
Andrea C.

NOTE:... ALL INQUIRIES SHOULD BE SENT TO (loaneasy_conto@qq.com), OTHERWISE IT WILL NOT BE ATTENDED TO. THANKS.

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