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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "receive a commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- edcgroupgmbh.mining19@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Klaus-Dieter DEHMER <contact@web9391.blade139.lcube-server.de>
Reply-To: edcgroupgmbh.mining19@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 02:58:00 +0200
Subject: Invest in your project and pay 3% per year - Investieren Sie in Ihr
Projekt und zahlen Sie 3% pro Jahr

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Dear Sir
Dear Madam

I am a professional banker and I am in contact with private investors
who want to invest in Germany ,Austria , Switzerland or anywhere in the
world. Currently I have investors who want to invest from 100.000 euro
to 70 million euro but we want to work with serious partners. If you
have very interesting projects in which we can invest the funds and get
an annual return of 3% per year.
if you have a project in which you can invest, you will receive a
commission of 30% to prepare your project and you will invest the
balance 70% for the project. If you invest this 70% in your project, you
will pay an annual rate of return of 3% per year and during the 20 years
of partnership.

Please contact us if you have any projects in which we can invest the
funds together and we discuss the terms of a joint partnership. I will
notify you that the contract is available and as soon as you send an
answer to us, we will send the contract to you.

Please contact us by email only: edcgroupgmbh.mining19@gmail.com

Best regards
Klaus-Dieter

Lieber Herr
Sehr geehrte Frau

Ich bin ein professioneller Bankier und bin in Kontakt mit privaten
Investoren, die in Deutschland, Ã–sterreich, die Schweiz oder irgendwo in
der Welt investieren wollen. Derzeit habe ich Investoren, die von
100.000 Euro auf 70 Millionen Euro investieren wollen, aber wir wollen
mit ernsthaften Partnern arbeiten. Wenn Sie sehr interessante Projekte
haben, in denen wir die Fonds investieren und eine jÃ¤hrliche Rendite von
3% pro Jahr erhalten kÃ¶nnen.
Wenn Sie ein Projekt haben, in das Sie investieren kÃ¶nnen, erhalten Sie
eine Provision von 30%, um Ihr Projekt vorzubereiten und Sie werden die
Balance 70% fÃ¼r das Projekt investieren. Wenn Sie diese 70% in Ihr
Projekt investieren, zahlen Sie eine jÃ¤hrliche Rendite von 3% pro Jahr
und wÃ¤hrend der 20-jÃ¤hrigen Partnerschaft.

Bitte kontaktieren Sie uns, wenn Sie Projekte haben, in die wir die
Gelder investieren kÃ¶nnen, und wir diskutieren die Bedingungen einer
gemeinsamen Partnerschaft. Ich werde Ihnen mitteilen, dass der Vertrag
vorliegt und sobald Sie eine Antwort an uns senden, senden wir Ihnen den
Vertrag zu.

Bitte kontaktieren Sie uns per E-Mail nur:
edcgroupgmbh.mining19@gmail.com

Freundliche GrÃ¼ÃŸe
Klaus-Dieter

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