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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: info@ror.de
Reply-To: consultantarchbury@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 04:13:58 -0800
Subject: Information - 09.02.2023
Hallo
Wir haben nicht die Absicht, Ihre Zeit zu verschwenden. Wir vergeben Kredit=
e an Privatpersonen und Unternehmen. Der Zinssatz betr=E4gt 2% j=E4hrlich. =
Wir haben Kapazit=E4ten, um gro=DFe Projekte zu finanzieren. Bei Interesse =
geben Sie bitte Folgendes an:
=
1- Vollst=E4ndiger Name:
2- Erforderliche Darlehenssumme:
3- Amortisationsdauer (1 =2013 30 Jahre):
4- Telefonnummer / Whatsapp-Nummer:
Ich werde Ihnen die Kreditbedingungen zusenden, sobald ich die oben genann=
ten Informationen erhalten habe.
Ihr R=FCckerstattungsplan beginnt nach 6 Monaten (6 Monate Nachfrist).
Die Finanzierung dauert ca. 7 Banktage ab dem Tag, an dem Sie Ihren Kredita=
ntrag einreichen. =
Antworten Sie uns f=FCr weitere Informationen.
Mit freundlichen Gr=FC=DFen,
Mac Bernd=20
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