419 scam: Ian Dave <milos.pruckner@yandex.com> Secured Loan Offer Apply Now 2%

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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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "loan amount" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Ian Dave <milos.pruckner@yandex.com>
Reply-To: gefunding@yandex.com
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 07:17:27 -0300
Subject: Secured Loan Offer Apply Now 2%

Dear Sir/Ma,

We offer secured and unsecured loans to interested individuals and businesses at a very low interest rate of 2% annually. We offer 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.
We offer loans from the minimum amount of ten thousand GBP(£10,000) to the maximum amount of One Hundred And fifty million GBP (£150,000,000.00). Our loan duration period is between one year (1 year) to Thirty years (30 years).
Interested persons should please provide us with the following information VIA E-MAIL:
Name:
Contact Address / Country:
Mobile phone:
Occupation:
Loan Amount:
Loan Duration:
Your Satisfaction and Financial Success is Our Aim.
Sincerely,
MR Ian Dave
Accounting & Management
GE MONEY SERVICES LIMITED

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