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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: Finn Consultant Management <incoronata.eletto@uslumbria1.it>
Reply-To: info.fcm321@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 16:21:24 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Kredit-Chance




Guten Tag

Hier kommt eine Kredit-Chance, wir die Finn Consultant Management. Angebote Sorten von Darlehen zu günstigen Zinsen in Höhe von 1 % jährlich. Unser Firmensitz ist in Amerika, Kanada, Europa und Asien. Im folgenden werden die Arten von Krediten, die wir anbieten.

(1) Investitionen/Business-Darlehen
(2) Darlehen zur Finanzierung eines Vorhabens
(4) für Schuldenkonsolidierung Darlehen.
(5) Darlehen für persönliche Finanzen.

Wenn Sie dieses Kredit-Angebot interessiert sind, Sie werden freundlich gebeten, um wieder zu uns mit den unten Informationen gefüllt.

Vollständiger Name:
Land/Adresse:
Betrag als Darlehen benötigt:
Der Zweck des Darlehens:
Darlehen-Dauer:
Telefon:

Wir erwarten Ihre dringende Hilfe für unseren Service.

Freundliche Grüsse

Benjamin Whittaker
Loan Payoff Manager
Finn Consultant Management
E-Mail: info.fcm321@gmail.com
Tel: +447087622461

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