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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: "Michael Adler" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michadller@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2018 18:57:44 -0700
Subject: Aditon financial 2018 - APPLY NOW!!

This is to inform you, Aditon financial Services has commenced the 2018 loan offer. Aditon financial Services is giving out $200,000 USD (Two Hundred Thousand US Dollars) to $5,000,000 (Five Million US Dollars) to qualified applicants who can utilize these funds positively on personal/business purposes, and have it returned within 6 years.
This loan is offered at no interest rate. Apply now.

Estimated Loan Duration - 6 Years.

Amount to Lend: $200,000 USD - $5,000,000 USD

Forward all details correspondence and intended/interested amount to lend..

Thanks.

Mr. Michael Adler
Director
Aditon financial Services
Hong Kong.
michadller@gmail.com

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