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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: rodrigo@seade.cl
Reply-To: marcil.tcompany@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 May 2022 00:01:10 -0700
Subject: LOAN TESTIMONY

Hello, I'm Mr Christer Wegmann, currently living in Naverland 2, DENMARK. Email Adderss:(christerwegmann51@gmail.com) At the moment with Four kids and i was stuck in a financial situation in May 2021 and i needed to refinance and pay my bills. I tried seeking loans from various loan firms both private and corporate but never with success, and most banks declined my credit. But as God would have it, I was introduced to a Man of God a private loan lender who gave me a loan amount of 520,000.00 Euros and today am a business owner and my kids are doing well at the moment, if you must contact any firm with reference to securing a loan without collateral, no credit check, no co signer with just 2% interest rate and better repayment plans and schedule, please contact Mr John Donald with the details below, He doesn't know that am doing this but am so happy now and i decided to let people know more about him and also i want God to bless him more.

Mr John Donald
E-mail: (marcil.tcompany@gmail.com).
Hangout: marcil.tcompany@gmail.com

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