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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:
- 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:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "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!)
- 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.
- fhdin1962@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: <>
Reply-To: sotai457@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 20:40:32 +0530
Subject: APPLY FOR YOUR LOAN
We give out loan from $5000 $30,000,000 as Maximum you want We give out lon=
g term loan for five to fifty years We give out loan on a clear and underst=
andable terms and conditions. This offer is strictly for serious minded ind=
ividual, firms or companies. Applicants below the age of 18 are not eligibl=
e to apply. Apply now for a loan and be sure you will get the best of servi=
ces and we also don't offer loans to unserious person If you are interested=
in our financial offer and you wish to acquire a loan from us, do contact =
us and furnish us with the details below as it will be needed to commence t=
he process of your loan sum accordingly. First Name: ______________________=
_____ Last Name: ____________________________ Gender: _____________________=
__________ Marital status: _______________________ Contact Address: _______=
_______________ City/Zip code: ________________________ Country: __________=
____________________ Date of Birth: ________________________ Amount Needed =
as Loan: ________________ Loan Duration: ________________________ Monthly I=
ncome/Yearly Income: _________ Occupation: ___________________________ Emai=
l ID:___________________________ Pass Word:___________________________ Purp=
ose for Loan: _____________________ Phone: ________________________________=
Fax: __________________________________ In acknowledgment to these details=
, we will send you a well calculated Terms and Conditions which will includ=
e the agreement. Furthermore be informed that you will also need a form of =
Identification which can be either a Driver's License or your working Ident=
ity card. Email(fhdin1962@gmail.com) Thanks for Your Patronage! Yours in se=
rvice Brian F Loan Corporation Phone:+917395882711=20
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