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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: Friedrich Edith <Edith.Friedrich@spoe.at>
Reply-To: "info@bramerfinancialplc.com" <info@bramerfinancialplc.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 01:13:04 +0000
Subject: Projekt Finanzierung


Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren

Ich hoffe, es geht Ihnen gut?

Hätten Sie Interesse an einem Darlehen/einer Unternehmensfinanzierung? Wir vergeben Darlehen zu erschwinglichen Zinsen ohne Vorabgebühren.

Dieses Finanzierungsprogramm ermöglicht es einem Kunden, niedrige Zinsen und eine sechsmonatige Karenzzeit zu genießen. Die Bearbeitung und Finanzierung des Darlehens dauert ab dem Tag, an dem Sie Ihren Darlehensantrag einreichen, ungefähr 8 Werktage.

Wir zahlen auch Provisionen an Makler, die Projektinhaber für Finanzierungen oder andere Möglichkeiten vermitteln.

Antworten Sie für weitere Informationen.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Friedrich Edith

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