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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: "Ronald Bernstein" <felix.ajpi@senado.gob.bo>
Reply-To: bernstein1967@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 03:04:00 -0700
Subject: Finanzen 1,5%

Sehr geehrter Herr……………………… /sehr geehrte Frau……………………..

Wir freuen uns Ihnen folgendes Darlehen anzubieten, das sich zum von Ihnen gewünschten Zweck eignet.

Wir sind für Sie da, um Ihre Wünsche nach Geld auf einer leichteren Art und Weise zu erfüllen.

Melden Sie sich noch heute bei uns und Sie werden innerhalb von 3 Arbeitstagen das gewünschte Geld erhalten.

Mindestkreditbetrag: €10.000.00 Höchster Darlehensbetrag: €20.000.000.00. Der von uns festgelegte Zinssatz beträgt 1,5 % pro Jahr

Wir bleiben für weitere Information zu Ihrer Verfügung. Kontaktieren Sie uns per Email: authenticloanhom@yandex.com

In Erwartung einer höflichen Stellungnahme verbleiben wir

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Ronald Bernstein
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Dear Sir / Madam,
We are offering Loans for all purpose.
Apply today and get funded within 3 working days.
- Minimum amount of loan: € 10,000.00
- Maximum amount of loan: € 20,000,000.00
- Interest rate: 1.5% per annum
For more info contact us via email: authenticloanhom@yandex.com
Best regards,
Ronald Bernstein

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