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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: "LOAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <caradvertisement2017@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2017 00:24:54 +0200
Subject: Re: Loan Application

LOAN OFFER APPLY IN EUROPE

Do you need an urgent loan or have you been denied a loan from your bank due to high-interest rates and low credit, do you need a loan for business purposes or to repay debt or buy a house or a car?

This is your best chance to get a loan at an interest rate of 3%. we give out a loan from 20.000 euro to 100 million euro, with a maximum loan duration of 20 years.

To apply fill in an application form for a loan

Full name:
Phone Number:
Address and city:
Country:
Date of Birth:
Loan Amount Needed:
Monthly Income:
The purpose of loan:
Loan Duration:

After filling the application form, we will send you the terms and condition of the loan

Yours sincerely,
Marvin Fox,
Customer service center.
Rita Smith Loan Company
Email: RitaSmith_Loan_Company@accountant.com

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