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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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Fraud email example:

From: <financeplus@europe.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2015 22:17:33 +0200
Subject: =?utf-8?B?T0ZFUlRBUyBERSBQUsOJU1RBTU8gTyBJTlZFUlNJw5NOIFLDgVBJREEgWU==?=
=?utf-8?B?IEZJQUJMRSBERU5UUk8gREUgTEFTIDcySD==?=


Hola Usted quiere un préstamo de dinero entre los individuos a invertir en bienes raices, comprar un coche, por una deuda de consolidación a la redención de un crédito, para aumentar el capital de su negocio o uso personal. Si usted es de buen carácter y capaz de pagar sobre cumpliendo con tus compromisos así que te puedo dar este préstamo con seguridad con condiciones beneficiosas y asequibles al alcance de todos los estratos sociales.Mi tasa de interés varía de 2% a 3% dependiendo de la cantidad que se otorga. El término de reembolso es dado a base de sus ingresos. Se negó un préstamo al Banco porque no cumples los requisitos para que estés donde estés, no dude en contactarme por mail: financeplus@europe.com para calificar para este préstamo. Atentamente,Señor Patrick CAEN

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