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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "your loan " (Beware of fake loan offers. Real lenders would not normally use free webmail addresses such as Yahoo, nor would they lend to individuals or small businesses in a different country from where they are based. Beware of mobile phones or redirector numbers!)
- "paylaterloan2000@gmail.com" (This email address looks like addresses used in fake loan scams. Be suspicious of any lender who uses a free webmail address or who is based in different country from yourself.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- paylaterloan2000@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: standardloan2016@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 07:39:01 +0800
Subject: LOAN OFFER
Hello Sir/Mrs
Do you need loan of money between individuals to deal with your financial problems? Do banks reject your loan file whether you in a deadlock? I am an individual, financial expert, able to make loan to you with conditions that will make the life easier how much amount you need. Here are the areas in which I can help you:
* Financial Loan
* Home loan
* Investment loan
* Auto loan
* Debt consolidation
* Line of credit
* Second mortgage
* Redemption credit
* Personal loan
To obtain a loan, you must be a person of good character, honest and sincere who can meet its commitments. Our offerings range from 5.000$ up to 10.000.000 $ with a flexible rate according to the amount borrowed. For any request, please simply fill out the following form:
Amount to borrow:........................
Duration of repayment ( to your choice) :..............
Loan purpose :...........................
Profession :.............................................
Monthly income :.......................
Country :....................
Probable date of receipt of the loan :................
Mobile phone number :....................
Kind regards
Rev. Matt Patterson
paylaterloan2000@gmail.com
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