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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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Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-2?Q?R=F3=BFycka_El=BFbieta?=
<Elzbieta.Rozycka@polskieradio.pl>
Reply-To: "greg.marrk@gmail.com" <greg.marrk@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 14:55:34 +0000
Subject: RE


Dear Sir/Madam,
We give out loans to business people and individuals for just 2%
interest rate. "BELIEVE IT OR NOT YOU CAN GET YOUR LOANS IN LESS THAN
AN HOUR". We can give out loans ranging from 5,000 up to 500,000,000
US dollars, pounds, euros. We give out local and international loans
to any individual/company all over the world and your rate will not
change during your loan repayment! Our Personal Loans can help make
dreams possible especially with the present financial crunch in the
world at large. We do not require much documents if you are interested
in getting a loan. To apply contact us via the email address below
Email: greg.marrk@gmail.com

Regards,
Mr. GREG MARK
KENNEDY FUNDING COMPANY

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