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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: student@co.kr
Reply-To: zionsureplus@outlook.com
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 21:14:07 -0400
Subject: Online-Kedit


Hallo,
Wir bieten Darlehen f=FCr alle Zwecke an. Haben Sie Schulden? M=F6chten Si=
e Schulden abbezahlen? Wollen Sie Ihr bestehendes Unternehmen ausbauen? M=
=F6chten Sie Ihr eigenes Unternehmen gr=FCnden? Erhalten Sie eine Finanzier=
ung innerhalb von 2-3 Werktagen.
- Mindestkreditbetrag: =20AC 20,000 EUR, CHF oder USD
- Maximaler Darlehensbetrag: =20AC 10,000.000 EUR
- Zinsen: 3% pro Jahr, Laufzeit 1 - 25 Jahre.
Vorname:
Nachname:
Darlehensbetrag:
Zweck des Darlehens:
Laufzeit/Jahr:
Wohnanschrift:
Staat und Land:
Geburtsdatum (D.O.B.):
Monatliches Einkommen:
Handynummer:
WhatsApp-Nummer:
Ersatz-E-Mail-Adresse:
F=FCr weitere Informationen wenden Sie sich bitte direkt an ZION SURE PLUS=
unter zionsureplus@gmail.com or info@zionsureplus.com um ein Kreditantrags=
formular zu erhalten.
Mit freundlichen Gr=FC=DFen,
Bernard Michael.
ZION SURE PLUS

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