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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: "Sigrid Rausing" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrssigridrrausing@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 19:43:34 -0700
Subject: RE:

FOR ENGLISH READ BELOW.
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Uw e-mail werd willekeurig geselecteerd door Google, als actieve webgebruiker om een donatie van $ 1 miljoen (1 miljoen USD) te ontvangen als onderdeel van het liefdadigheidsproject van Sigrid Rausing. Mevrouw Sigrid Rausing, een Zweedse zakenmagnaat, investeerder en filantroop. die wereldwijd ongeveer £208,3 miljoen aan liefdadigheidsorganisaties voor mensenrechtenorganisaties heeft gedistribueerd. En ik beloofde ook om de rest van 25% weg te geven dit jaar 2018. Vriendelijk bevestigen dat u de eigenaar bent van uw e-mail door contact op te nemen met Sigrid Rausing via e-mail voor claim.
E-mailadres contactpersoon: mrssigridrrausing@gmail.com
Je kunt ook meer lezen over Sigrid Rausing via de link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigrid_Rausing
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Your E-mail was randomly selected by Google, as active web user to receive a donation of $1m (1 Million USD ) as part of Sigrid Rausing charity project. Mrs Sigrid Rausing, a Swedish business tycoon, investor, and philanthropist. who distributed approximately £208.3 million to human rights organizations charity globally. And I also pledged to give away the rest of 25% this year 2018.. Kindly Confirm ownership of your E-mail by contacting Sigrid Rausing via email For claim.
Contact Email : mrssigridrrausing@gmail.com
You can also read more about Sigrid Rausing via the link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigrid_Rausing

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