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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: bkfrev@bk.ru
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 19:31:52 +0300
Subject: Wichtige Informationen


Lieber gl=FCcklicher Gewinner,
Ihr Betrag in H=F6he von $4.500.000,00 USD ist 100% genau und bereit, und =
wir sind hier, um Ihren Lotteriegewinn auf Ihr angegebenes Bankkonto zu =FC=
berweisen.
Wenden Sie sich f=FCr weitere Informationen an das Zahlungszentrum mit der=
unten angegebenen E-Mail-Adresse.
E-Mail-Adresse: infob@post.com
E-Mail: info@natwestz.com
NatWest Bank Plc
Dr. Peter Coty
Sie sollten unten Ihre Informationen an sie weiterleiten.
Dein Name
Adresse
Alter
Berufe
Telefonnummer
Sie sollten sich schnell mit der Bank in Verbindung setzen, damit sie Ihre=
n Lotteriepreis bearbeiten kann.
Ihre E-Mail-Adresse hat bei United States Lottery Inc Promotion 2019 einen=
Preis von $4.500.000,00 USD erhalten.
Unterzeichnet
Dr. Maria US


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