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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: "MCKENZIE MICRO FINANCE FIRM TURKEY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mckenziemicrofinancefirmlit@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2016 02:34:08 -0500
Subject: APPLY FOR A LOAN AT ANY RATE!!!

Hello,

We are a private lender based in UK,branched in TURKEY,CYPRUS,INDIA
You are free to Contact us for any type of loan, initial capital to
Finance the early stage ventures,and expansion of existing businesses
investment We can finance any Project .

Our Company Offer loans to individuals and companies at interest rate
of 2% Per Annual

If you are interested kindly contact us for with the details below:


1.Your Full Name :
2.Your Residential Address:
3.Age:
4.Gender:
5.Marital Status:
6.Place Of Work:
7.Loan Amount Needed:
8.Purpose Of Loan:
9.Loan Duration:
10.Tel Number:


Contact us immediately with below E-mail address:
mckenziemicrofinancefirmlit@gmail.com

Thanks You.

Mr.Walter Heusser (CEO)
(TEAM DIRECTOR) MCKENZIE MICRO FINANCE FIRM.

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