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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. nelson" <salim@kelantan.gov.my>
Reply-To: cityfinancialservice30@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 17:10:54 -0800
Subject: RE

Hallo, ich bin Herr Paul Walton, der rechtmäßige Eigentümer eines legitimen und zuverlässigen Unternehmens
Unternehmen, gebe ich Geld zu klaren und verständlichen Bedingungen und
Bedingungen Meine Werte und Geschäftsphilosophie sind leidenschaftliches Engagement
an den Kundenservice, sehr hohe ethische Standards und Integrität und
Offene Kommunikation Freier Informationsfluss zu meinen Kunden gebe ich aus
Bargeld an Bedürftige kontaktieren Sie uns unter cityfinancialservice30@gmail.com
Vorname:
Nachname:
Besetzung:
Sex:
Land:
Monatliches Einkommen:
Erforderliche Menge:
Dauer:
Telefonnummer:
Gott schütze dich:
Grüße,
Herr Paul Walton

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