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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: Susanne Klatten <ifeomachukwueke73@gmail.com>
Reply-To: susanneklatten210@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:27:40 +0300
Subject: RE:
Hallo
Ich bin Susanne Klatten und komme aus Deutschland, ich kann Ihre
finanziellen Probleme ohne Rückgriff auf Banken im Bereich Kreditgeld
in den Griff bekommen. Wir bieten Privatkredite und Geschäftskredite
an, ich bin ein zugelassener und zertifizierter Kreditgeber mit
jahrelanger Erfahrung in der Kreditvergabe und wir vergeben Beträge
für besicherte und unbesicherte Kredite von 10.000,00 € ($) bis
maximal 500.000.000,00 € mit einem festen Zinssatz von 3 % auf
jährlicher Basis. Brauchen Sie einen Kredit? Senden Sie uns eine
Sie können auch meinen Link anzeigen und mehr über mich erfahren.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanne_Klatten
https://www.forbes.com/profile/susanne-klatten
Unterschrift
Vorstandsvorsitzender
Susanne Klatten.
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