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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: messi@bethel.co.id
Reply-To: transitfundinggroupllc2001@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:31:49 +0100
Subject: Finanzieren bei 3,5% Zinsen

Haben Sie schlechte Kredit?
Sie brauchen Geld zu zahlen Sie Ihre Rechnungen?
Sie müssen Mittel zum Starten eines neuen Unternehmens?
Haben Sie ein unvollendetes Projekt zur Hand aufgrund der schlechten Finanzierung haben?
Sie brauchen Geld, um in einigen der Bereiche der Spezialisierung, die Sie erhalten, wird zu investieren?

Wir helfen Menschen, die in Not der finanziellen Unterstützung mit einer persönlichen oder Business-Darlehen mit 3,5% Zinsen sind, kontaktieren Sie uns noch heute für Informationen, wenn nur Sie an unserem Angebot interessiert sind.

Antwort auf die Firmen E-Mail: transitfundinggroupllc2001@gmail.com

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