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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: "Chin Sang" <chinsang999@gmail.com>
Reply-To: chinsang585@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 20:01:37 +0400
Subject: geschaftsvorschlag




Geschäftsvorschlag

Hallo

Ich benutze dieses Medium, um Sie über die Transaktion für die Übertragung
von 21.500.000 $ (Einundzwanzig Millionen, fünfhunderttausend Dollar) in
meiner Bank in China an Sie als
Empfänger zu informieren. Es wird 100% sicher sein, ich bin der
Finanzbeamte des verstorbenen Kunden.

Sie können Ihre Antwort in englischer Sprache senden, um das Geschäft zu
verstehen.
Bitte kontaktieren Sie mich unter meiner privaten
E-Mail-Adresse für weitere Informationen: chinsang585@gmail.com
Dein
Herr Chin Sang. chinsang585@gmail.com

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