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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: REGINA <info@reg-financial.org>
Reply-To: reginadarlehen@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 21:16:37 +0200
Subject: loan und finanzell hilfe


Do you need required funds for your projects?
I am director of a company in partnership with the banks to agree of the loans between individual with an interest rate of 3%.
Are you in the business world?
Do you need to finance their projects?
Do you need a loan to settle your debts, to pay your invoices?
Or to start your own company?
You have a weak pointing of credit and you have difficulties with the local banks or
financial institutions?
In short, you need a loan or of financing whatever the nature of your needs, we are laid out has to help you.
Contact our agency laid out to receive loans exceptional.
we offer loan of 2000? to 50 ? million with very gravitational interest rates (3%)

Die Mittel werden für ihre Projekte benötigt?
Ich bin Geschäftsführer einer Gesellschaft in Partnerschaft mit Banken
machen Darlehen zwischen insbesondere mit einem Zinssatz von 3%.
Sie sind in der Business-Welt
Sie benötigen, um ihre Projekte zu finanzieren
Sie benötigen ein Darlehen, um Ihre Schulden zu begleichen, bezahlen Sie Ihre Rechnungen
Oder starten Sie Ihr eigenes Geschäft
Sie haben einen niedrigen Kredit-Score und
Sie haben Schwierigkeiten mit lokalen Banken oder
Finanzinstitute
Kurz gesagt, Sie brauchen einen Kredit oder Finanzierung
Unabhängig von der Art Ihrer Bedürfnisse stehen wir
Kontaktieren Sie unsere Agentur bereit, Kredite zu erhalten
außergewöhnlich.
ich mache gehende Darlehen von 2000 Euro zu 50.000.000 Euro zu sehr interessanten Zinssätzen (3%)

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