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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: karl Richli <karlrichli28@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 20:59:36 -0700
Subject:

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Dear Sir or Madam

Are you tired of contacting banks or financial service providers for
one to Beating up loans? To provide collateral to secure the 100%
loan? Do you need a loan to invest to convert short-term debt to
medium to long-term?

Yes, but security, confidentiality, and transparency are important to
you. Then we can help you. We are a Europe-based company that
specializes in providing loans to private individuals and companies in
a straightforward manner.

We grant loans for $5,000.00 to $1 million with one Interest rate of 2%

Interest rates and terms are very attractive (2%) and terms of We
limit security to the bare minimum. Interested? Then contact us for
more information by e-mail at karlrichli28(@)gmail.com

We are happy to hear from them. Security, trust, and transparency are
the pillars of our Business.

Best regards
Karl Richli

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