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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: "Maurice O'Rourke" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rungsunklin@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:33:53 -0000
Subject: YOUR LOAN APPROVAL Q1w2e3

Loan application,

Availability of non-recourse loan at 'Al Ansari Financial Services' ranging from minimum of €20,000.00 Euros to the maximum of €500,000,000.00 Euros for 8-years duration. Loan is transferable via bank wire transfer MT103, Bank Guarantee / Standby Letter of Credit MT760 and loan interest rate is 3% annual.

Regards,

Dr Maurice O'Rourke
Al Ansari Financial Services
Phone: +971 2 696 8333 ext 003
Email: rungsunklin@gmail.com
Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates

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