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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: Obrist Nicolas <zaidan@itbm.com.my>
Reply-To: Obrist Nicolas <nicolashelp279@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:07:07 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: brauchen sie schnell geld? Wir helfen ihnen weiter






Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

Sie brauchen Geld? Sie sind auf der suche nach einem Darlehnen? Seri&ouml;s und unkompliziert?
Dann sind Sie hier bei uns genau richtig.
Durch unsere jahrelange Erfahrung und kompetente Beratung sind wir Europaweit t&auml;tig.

Wir bieten jedem ein G&Uuml;NSTIGES Darlehnen zu TOP Konditionen an.
Darlehnen zwischen 5000 CHF/Euro bis zu 20 Millionen CHF/Euro m&ouml;glich.
Wir erheben dazu 2% Zinssatz.

Lassen Sie sich von unserem kompetenten Team beraten.

Z&ouml;gern Sie nicht und kontaktieren Sie mich unter f&uuml;r weitere Infos

Ich freue mich von Ihnen zu h&ouml;ren.


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