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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:
- "info@hoares-bank.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "C.Hoare & Co U.K" <sale@vezdehod-shop.ru>
Reply-To: info@hoares-bank.com
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 01:16:39 +0000
Subject: Attractive interest rate @ (3%) for project funding/Loan/finance. !!
37 Fleet Street London EC4P 4DQ (sat nav - EC4Y 1BT) Website: https://www.h=
oaresbank.co.uk Telephone:+44 2033897785 Fax:+ + 44 (0)20 7353 4521 OUR REF=
: CHoare/uk/2019/LOANAPP YOUR REF:LOANAPP/C.Hoare & Co/FEB/2019 TO WHOM IT =
MAY CONCERN We give out both Local/International Loan starting from 3%* bas=
e rate and standard variable rate of interest annually.We offer non-collate=
ral loans to both firms and individuals. Funds available For Most Projects =
Covering Real Estate, Industry And Other Forms Of Creativity. We Do Not Pro=
mise Success Of Funding But We Shall Do Our Best To Help And Assist. No Upf=
ront Fees Or Payments.We Can Also Provide Bank Guarantees And SBLC's For Yo=
ur Projects Including Monetization. You Might Be Interested In Submitting Y=
our Business Proposal And Study For Evaluation. Please Contact Us For An Ap=
plication And For More Instruction Email Us with the following information-=
FULL NAMES/COMPANY NAME,TELEPHONE NUMBER,PURPOSE OF LOAN/FINANCE AND PRESEN=
T LOCATION At Email address: info@hoares-bank.com Get In Touch with us via =
Email or Telephone. Quick approvals | Disbursal in 72 hours* | FUND DIRECTL=
Y DEPOSITED Opening hours Monday - Friday 09:00 - 16:00 Business hours Mond=
ay - Friday 08:30 - 17:30 =A9 C. Hoare & Co. 2019
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