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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: Dieter Bethke <support@it-rating.com>
Reply-To: dieterbethke565@onmail.com
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 20:52:43 +0200
Subject: I wait for your response

Good day,
I am Dieter Bethke, the Project Manager/ Project Manager/ Hectronic GmbH, Oberhausen. Germany. I am in charge of supervision and award of contracts to Multi-National Oil Companies, to Service, Turn Around Maintenance and Rehabilitation Work on five separate Refineries in Maturin, Venezuela. This contract was over-invoiced by me and I compromised to transfer the Fund into Foreign Bank account that will accommodate this Fund. I am soliciting for a trusted person which will receive the Funds (over-inflated amount of $12.5 Million in trust. I over-invoiced a contract to the tune of $12.5 Million. All arrangements have been concluded with the paying bank on how to transfer the funds out to a safe foreign account since the original contractor has just been paid his contract payment of $980 Million a week ago. Since it is a contract payment, the funds must be remitted to a foreign account whereby the receiver (you) will be officially recognized as the contractor that executed the contract. I need a kind person to work with it for the immediate claims.

Please, should you be willing to assist, payment of $12.5 Million will be processed and released within 5-7 working days through Bank Wire Transfer TM103 block funds by our correspondent international remittance executives in the USA or UK. NOTE; There is no risk involved, treat with utmost confidentiality. This business required a high level of maturity, honesty and secrecy because this involves moving or Siphoning some money from my office, on trust to your hands or bank account. We shall share the money 65% -35% (35% for you and 65% for me), you can be rest assured that absolute security is guaranteed and realistic success is 100% certain-free from any breach of the law. Write back to me back if you think we can work out this transaction. You must do this transaction alone, for more information reply email to: dieterbethke@onmail.com / dieterbethke565@onmail.com

I look forward to discussing this opportunity further with you.

Yours Faithfully,
Dieter Bethke
Project Manager/ Hectronic GmbH
Essener Strasse 5
46047 Oberhausen. Germany
Phone: 208 40952-49

Nature of business - Oil and Gas Extraction , Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction , Crude petroleum and natural gas production

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