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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: "Mr. Oliver Zouch" <reception@jodam.co.za>
Reply-To: oliverzouch121@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 01:38:37 +0200
Subject: Get A Loan For Financial Projects


Hello Dear,

I am Mr Oliver Zouch, A financial broker and consultant. I specialize in
securing loans and bank instruments such as Letter of Credit (LC),
Standby letter of Credit (SBLC), Bank Guarantee (BG) for financing
projects for individual, corporate body's and nationals. My
establishment has the relevant background and expertise to secure loans
and bank instruments ranging from US$/Euro 250 million (United States
Dollars or Euro) to US$/Euro 1 Billion (United States Dollars or Euro)
depending on your project and financing needs of the applying
individual, corporate body or national.

These loans are secured within effective time frame and without
encumbrances depending on the credit rating of the applicant. We charge
a commission of 2% of the applied loan or Bank instrument.

Partner with us today and you will always rely on us again tomorrow for
your project financing needs

Yours truly,

Mr. Oliver Zouch
Email: oliverzouch121@gmail.com

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