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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: "GOODNEWS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <facebookreport45@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 14:51:23 -0000
Subject: Ihre E-Mail gewann $ 5.000.000,00

Herzlichen Glückwunsch:

Ihre E-Mail-Konto hat die Summe von $ 5,000,000.00USD (fünf Millionen Won
US-Dollar) in der laufenden Facebook Online-Award promo. Ihre
Ticket-Nummer 00 545 188 564 756.

Alle Teilnehmer wurden durch ein Zufalls integriertem Computer ausgewählt
in 27 Millionen E-Mail-Adressen über das Internet erstellt und glücklichen Gewinner zu tun
nicht jede Ticket zu kaufen, um in dieser Lotterie-Programm teilnehmen.

Senden Sie Ihre vollständigen Details zoals Ihr Name: Ihre Telefonnummer: Alter: Geschlecht und
Adresse für die Bearbeitung und Zahlung von Ihren Gewinn.
Bitte leiten, um Details im Handumdrehen:
Ansprechpartner: Herr David M. Wehner

======= Chief Financial Officer
1 * Email: facebookreport45@gmail.com
Tel: + 44-7053838236
Ihre E-Mail gewann unseren Jackpot, Glückwunsch noch einmal.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen in Service,
Mr.Marc Andreessen
Facebook Lottery Facilitator.

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