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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: "Siemens-Stiftung" <eromero@miduvi.gob.ec>
Reply-To: siemens.stiftungawards@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:50:32 +0100
Subject: 2014/2015 GRANT AWARD.


Siemens Stiftung Kaiserstra=DFe 16 80801 Munich, Germany Congratulations fr=
om Rolf Huber (Managing Director) and the entire team of Siemens Stiftung o=
n your selection as one of the grant recipient for the sum of $280,000 USD =
(Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand United States Dollars). Siemens Stiftung o=
perates in the fields of basic services, education, and culture. As a hands=
-on foundation, we develop our own projects and implement them with a view =
to the long term. Together with our partners, we aim to help people improve=
their living conditions. By doing so, we try to empower functioning commun=
ities in which people can have a good life. We are committed to internation=
al, impact-oriented, and transparent project work and in order not to be in=
fluenced by political, geographical, or religious sentiments, we award Gran=
ts to individuals on a 4 year spacing basis. This is conducted using a comp=
uter ballot system from email addresses provided by domain administrators a=
nd hosts. This is a part of our social responsibility of giving back to the=
public and meeting our mission. We do not mandate but admonish that you tr=
y to use a part of this Grant awarded to you for a community project that w=
ill affect the lives of the less privileged or disabled in your community. =
If any of such landmark projects is carried out, please send details of it =
to our head office for documentation and you will be considered when we are=
making ambassadors. To proceed with your claims for your Grant Award, fill=
the form below and send to our official email immediately. * NAME: * COUNT=
RY: * FULL ADDRESS: * SEX: * AGE: *MOBILE NUMBER: * MARITAL STATUS: * NEXT =
OF KIN: Confirm that you received this email. Congratulations once more, Da=
vid Hoffmann, Basic Needs & Social Entrepreneurship, Siemens Stiftung.
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Email secured by Check Point=0D=0A

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