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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: Clinton Johnson <swilliam@zhrc.org.zw>
Reply-To: Clinton Johnson <clintonjohnson536@bk.ru>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2019 16:13:10 +0200 (CAT)
Subject: Darlehen





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Dann sind Sie bei uns genau richtig.
Durch unsere langjährige Erfahrung und kompetente Beratung sind wir europaweit tätig.

Wir bieten jedem ein GÃœNSTIGES Darlehen zu TOP Konditionen.
Kredite zwischen 5000 CHF / Euro bis 20 Mio. CHF / Euro möglich.
Wir berechnen einen Zinssatz von 2%.

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Zögern Sie nicht und kontaktieren Sie mich für weitere Informationen und Anfragen unter der angegebenen E-Mail-Adresse.
clintonjohnson536@bk.ru
Freut mich von dir zu hören.

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