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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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Fraud email example:

From: Azim Hashim Premji <info@org.com>
Reply-To: azim.1premji@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2018 00:53:58 +0800
Subject: Spende =?iso-8859-1?b?Zvxy?= dich Donation for you



Mit meiner kleinen Einführung bin ich Azim Hashim Premji, ein
indischer Wirtschaftsmagnat, Investor und Philanthrop. Ich bin der
Vorsitzende von Wipro Limited. . Ich habe 25 Prozent meines
persönlichen Vermögens für wohltätige Zwecke ausgegeben. Und ich habe
auch versprochen, den Rest von 25% in diesem Jahr 2018 zu verschenken.
Ich möchte jeden Monat $ 700.000,00 USD spenden. Herzlichen
Glückwunsch, eine Spende von 700.000,00 $ wurde verdient gemacht. Wenn
Sie eine meiner Spende interessiert sind, kontaktieren Sie mich direkt
für weitere Informationen. Hinweis: Chancen kommen, aber einmal .. Sie
können auch mehr über mich über den folgenden Link lesen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azim_Premji
Danke




With my little introduction, I'm Azim Hashim Premji, an Indian
business tycoon, investor, and philanthropist. I'm the chairman of
Wipro Limited. . I gave away 25 per cent of my personal wealth to
charity. And I also pledged to give away the rest of 25% this year
2018.. I wish to donate $700,000.00USD to every individual.
Congratulation, a donation of $700,000.00 has been made to you. If you
are interested in my donation, do contact me directly via email for
more info. Note: Opportunities comes, but once..
You can also read more about me via the link below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azim_Premji
Thank You

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