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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: "Vitale finance" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <vitallesfinance@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 18:42:14 +0100
Subject:

OFFRE DE PRÊT POUR TOUS
Spécialisés dans l' octroie des prêts aux particuliers, Ils offres des prêts de 5.000 € à 950 000 € ( Taux d'intérêt annuel de 2% ) pour une Durée de remboursement de 1 à 15 ans.
NB:Un crédit vous engage et doit être remboursé, donc nous vous prions de bien vérifier vos capacités de remboursement avant de vous engager. Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez prendre contact avec lui à travers le formulaire de contact
email: vitallesfinance@gmail.com
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OFFERTA DI PRESTITO PER TUTTI
Specializzata nella concessione di prestiti ai privati, offre prestiti di
5.000 € a €950 000 (tasso di interesse del 2% annuo) per un periodo di
rimborso di 1 a 15 anni.
Credito NB è vincolante e deve essere rimborsato, vi preghiamo di verificare la capacità di rimborso prima si eseguire il commit.
Per ulteriori informazioni, si prega di mettersi in contatto con lui attraverso il
modulo di contatto
e-mail: vitallesfinance@gmail.com

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