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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: "HAHN HUGBERT WILHELM" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2023 13:45:56 +0100
Subject: FROM HAHN HUGBERT WILHELM

Hello Sir/Madam,

I am a direct mandate Broker to Financial Institutions who is also known as
private lender specialized in the Lease of Bank / Financial
Instruments in the form of Bank Guarantees (BG), Standby Letter of
Credit (SBLC), Documentary Letter of Credit (DLC), Letter of Credit
(LC), Performance Bonds (PB);

Whether you are new starting up, medium or large establishment that
needs a financial solution to fund/get your project started or an
established business looking for extra CAPITAL to expand your
operations, our company renders all the credible and trusted bank
guarantee providers who are willing to fund and give financing
solutions that suit your specific business needs.

We help/assist you secure SBLC and bank guarantee (BG) for your trade
and investment from world ranked Banks such as; HSBC, Barclays
Deutsche Bank Frankfurt, and Any A rated Bank in Europe e.t.c

We will be glad to share our working experience with you.

BROKER.
HAHN HUGBERT WILHELM

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