Anzeigenhauptmeister

German activist who reports road traffic offences

Niclas Matthei (born around 2006), better known by his pseudonym Anzeigenhauptmeister (Chief Reporting Officer in English), is a young German man who became an internet meme due to reporting thousands of citizens for parking violations.

The meme originated from a documentation about him from Der Spiegel, which gained more than 5 million views on YouTube.[1] The German rapper Finch has also made a song about him.[2]

Niclas Matthei was recognized and photographed many times in public, he was even publicly attacked by people on multiple occasions.[3][4]

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  1. Kein Pardon für Parksünder: Der »Anzeigenhauptmeister« zeigt sie alle an | SPIEGEL TV, retrieved 2024-04-16
  2. Halbig, Matthias (2024-03-04). "Rapper Finch widmet „Anzeigenhauptmeister" Song – wie versprochen". www.rnd.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  3. "„Anzeigenhauptmeister" wird in S-Bahn von Fußball-Fan attackiert". www.tz.de (in German). 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  4. Weis. "Kaufbeurerin sammelt nach Streit mit "Anzeigenhauptmeister" Spenden". Allgäuer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-16.