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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: csd@probation.gov.ph
Reply-To: alsaeedcoop@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 12:00:03 -0700
Subject: AW: 10.18.2020
Hallo
Wir vergeben Kredite an Privatpersonen und Unternehmen. Der Zinssatz betr=
=E4gt 2% j=E4hrlich. Wir sind an der Finanzierung von Projekten mit gro=DFe=
m Volumen interessiert und geben ein Darlehen ohne Vorabgeb=FChr aus. Die R=
=FCckzahlungsfrist betr=E4gt 1-30 Jahre + 6 Monate Nachfrist.
Wir bieten: - =
* Projektfinanzierung =
* Gesch=E4ftsdarlehen =
* Pers=F6nliches Darlehen
Kontaktieren Sie mich mit den folgenden Informationen, damit wir Ihnen die=
Kreditbedingungen und -bedingungen zur Seite stellen k=F6nnen.
Kreditbetrag erforderlich:
Amortisationsdauer :
Mobiltelefonnummer:
Die Kreditbearbeitung und -finanzierung dauert ca. 8 Werktage ab dem Tag, =
an dem Sie Ihren Kreditantrag einreichen. Antworten Sie auf weitere Informa=
tionen.
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