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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: "Mr. Karl" <sales@brawncreative.com>
Reply-To: natwest.fundremittance@post.com
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2017 17:22:40 -0700
Subject: =?utf-8?q?GL=C3=9CCKWUNSCH!!!_GL=C3=9CCKLICHER_GEWINNER?=

REF NO.: AOL991327820
STAPLES NO.: 6474869989/603
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LOTTO GEWINNER
BETR.: ENDGULTIGE NOTIFIKATION


GLÜCKWUNSCH!!! GLÜCKWUNSCH!!! GLÜCKWUNSCH!!!


WIR FREUEN UNS SIE MITZUTEILEN DAS IHRE EMAILADRESSE DIE SUMMEN VON $3,500,000.00 USD (Drei Millionen Fünfhunderttausend Dollars) AM 17TH JUNI, 2017 GEWONNEN HAT.

KONTATKTIEREN SIE National Westminster Bank Plc MIT DIE UNTERGENANNTE EMAILADRESSE.

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KONTAKT BANK: NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC, LONDON.
KONTAKT MANAGER: DR. ROSS MCEWAN
KONTAKT E-MAIL: natwest_transfer@post.com
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UM IHREN GEWINNPREIS VON $3,500,000.00 USD (Drei Millionen Fünfhunderttausend USD) ZU ERHALTEN BIETE WIR SIE DIE UNTERGENANNTE FORMULA AUSZUFULLEN, UND SCHICKEN SIE ES ZURUCK AN DIESE EMAILADRESSE: natwest_transfer@post.com

{AMERICA ONLINE LOTTERY INC GEWINNER ZAHLUNGSANTRAG}.
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NAME ______________________
VORNAMEN __________________
GEBURTSDATUM _______________
SEX _________________________
ADRESSE _____________________
NATIONALITAT _________________
BERUF _______________________
TELEFONNUMMER ________________
Faxnummer __________________
BETRAG __________________

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STAPEL NR.:6474869989/603
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NOTIZ
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Hochachtungsvoll,

Registereintragung:
Mr. Steve Case
(Koordinator und Vorsitzender, Amerika Online Lottery Board)
(Vorsitzender)
Jochen Karl
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