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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: "Mr.Eric Jones" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ericjones1265@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 22:59:23 -0700
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam

 
Dear Sir/Madam
 
I am Eric Jones, I work with ABN AMRO Bank, London,
Foreign Loan Department. we provide any kind of Loan and most importantly CASH LOAN from
US$/EUR 10Million - USD/EUR 10 Billion without interest.
 
If you are interested in any of our services, please do not hesitate to contact us and we
will be glad to assist you with your inquiry.
 
for further details kindly reply via email address
below: ericjones1265@gmail.com
 
Regards
 
Mr.Eric Jones
 

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