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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: 24cligkri <24cligkri@szig.hu>
Reply-To: rw605840@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 22:44:27 +0100
Subject: Investment Opportunities



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Dear Sir/Ma,

Do you need a personal loan or have any business project that needs
funding? We provide various types of loans (Short and Long term loan).
PERSONAL LOAN, BUSINESS LOAN, INVESTMENT LOAN and MORTGAGE LOAN. The
interest rate is 2% and our loan ranges from $100,000.00 One Hundred
Thousand Dollars to $1,000,000,000.00 One Billion Dollars with a maximum
duration of 1-15 years.

If you are interested, please complete the form below and return it as
soon as possible to this email below:(rw605840@gmail.com)

INFORMATION NEEDED;

* Your Names:
* Address:
* Amount Needed:
* Duration:
* Company Name, if any:
* Occupation:
* Mobile Number:
* Monthly Income Level:
* Gender:
* Country:

Processing and financing of loan takes approximately 14 days from the
day we receive your application.

Kind regards,
Rose Williams

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