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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: "Deutsche Leasing Iberica" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 15:31:44 +0100
Subject: 3% INTEREST RATE APPLY NOW!!

Dear:friend

We offer secured and unsecured loans to interested individuals and businesses rate.Perhaps low interest loans for debt consolidation, Home improvements, buy a new or used car, a new home, investment / business expansion purposes, or even a vacation required.
In our loan scheme tagged 'loan under two weeks, every customer both local and international have the guarantee of obtaining a loan from this company in the way of unsecured offshore international finance, which means no collateral is required for this process.
Interested persons should please provide us with the following information:
name:
Contact Address / Country:
Mobile phone:
Occupation: Loans
Loan Duration:
Transparency is what keeps us in the game.
Sincerely,
Luis Alberto (Managing Director)
Email:luisabeto@yandex.com
Tel: +34 (0) 632 833 445
Fax: +34 (0) 917 692 735
Professional LLP®/Registered ACCA
Deutsche Leasing Iberica SPAIN (Registered No. A84838200

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