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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: Kredit-Firma <jeronimo.shepherd@meduca.gob.pa>
Reply-To: "eurofinance19@gmail.com" <eurofinance19@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:48:02 -0500 (EST)
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Darlehen_anbieten._Kontaktieren_?=
=?utf-8?Q?Sie_uns_f=C3=BCr_weitere_Informationen?=



Guten Tag,
Wir möchten Sie darüber informieren, dass wir anbieten, Geschäftdarlehen, Projektfinanzierung und Immobilienfinanzierung bei 1% Jahreszins. Für weitere Informationen kontaktieren Sie uns bitte über unsere offizielle E-Mail: eurofinance19@gmail.com. Sie sind verpflichtet, Ihre Kreditanfrage mit Ihren vollständigen Namen, den Kreditbetrag erforderlich, Darlehenslaufzeit und Adresse / Telefonnummer zu senden. Wir werden Ihnen die Darlehensbedingungen und die Rückzahlung nach Erhalt Ihrer E-Mail senden. Bitte haben Sie Ihren Kreditantrag über unsere offizielle E-Mail einreichen: eurofinance19@gmail.com.
Grüße, Josef Pani
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