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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: "Mrs.Fatima Khaled" <ali.tomoffice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsfatimakhaled2@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:50:08 +0100
Subject: Darlehen

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Wir sind ein registrierter Kreditgeber, der schnelles und legales
Bargeld für Einzelpersonen und Unternehmen mit Zinsen von 0,2 %
anbietet. Denken Sie darüber nach, dringend eine Finanzierung zu
erhalten, um ein Unternehmen zu gründen, Rechnungen zu bezahlen oder
Schulden zu machen? Wir bieten dem Kunden alle Arten der Finanzierung
an und bieten Ihnen gerne eine Finanzierung an. Für weitere
Informationen kontaktieren Sie uns bitte unter:
mrsfatimakhaled2@gmail.com
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We are a registered financial lender that we offer fast and legal cash
for individuals and companies with interest 0.2%. Are you thinking of
getting funding urgently to get started business, bill payment or
debt? We offer the customer all types of financing and we will be
happy to offer you financing. For more information, please contact us
at at: mrsfatimakhaled2@gmail.com

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