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joewein.de LLC
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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:
- 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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Loren Schab
Reply-To: lorenschab1@gmail.com
Date: 27 May 2021 00:25:25 +0300
Subject: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR joewein
Hello joewein
I own an International Outsourcing Agency with objectives to
source and link credible Entrepreneur/Fund Managers with Silent
Investors that are looking for Fund Managers/Entrepreneur to
invest and manage funds on a long term. I have an offer from my
client to recommend on merit a reputable Private Individual/
Company Owner with good financial standing to receive and invest
funds of a high volume in a secure High Risk/Low Risk Investment
that will generate good Return on Investment annually {ROI}.
The Investment Capital shall be managed for a period between 15
years from the date of receipt of Investment Capital. In
addition, your compensation and benefits will be communicated to
you in my next email if you are ready, willing and able to accept
this Business Proposition as stated herein. Kindly drop your
Private Telephone Numbers/WhatsApp for discussion of this offer
in more details should you find my offer interesting. The
Investment Capital will be disclosed if interested.
I look forward to hearing from you shortly.
Yours Truly,
Loren Schab
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