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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Bridge Finance <intekom24888@intekom.co.za>
Reply-To: Bridge Finance <bridgefinance@mail2Southafrica.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 11:20:49 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: GET ALL KIND OF LOAN @ 5.5% BRIDGE FINANCING OFFER
Bridge Finance
2nd Floor Elephant House
107 Market Street,
Johannesburg 2000;
South Africa.
Dear Valued Customer,
Partake of our latest 5.5% loan promotion, The offer is open to those who are blacklisted and those with bad credit records. We offer all types of loan and our interest rate is fixed for the entire duration of the loan.
kindly see attached document for more information on our latest 5.5% loan offer as we look forward to assisting you in whatever way possible.
Regards.
Bridge Finance
MARKETING TEAM
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