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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: "Mrs Monica. fernand" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fernandezfernandez3@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 7 May 2019 12:35:41 -0700
Subject: Spende von Geldern 1

Lieber Freund
  Ich bin eine Witwe eines späteren Öl- und Gashändlers und jetzt mit Krebs diagnostiziert.
Die Ärzte sagten, ich habe noch ein paar Monate zu leben. Ich möchte, dass Sie mir helfen, die Summe zu verteilen
20 Millionen US-Dollar an eine Wohltätigkeitsorganisation in Ihrem Land.
Ich bin bereit, Ihnen 20% für Ihre Zeit und Mühe zu geben. Gib mir dein privates Telefon
Um mit Ihnen in Verbindung zu treten.
Senden Sie mir eine E-Mail an meine E-Mail-Adresse. mrsmunicafernando@yandex.com

Monica Garcia Fernandez

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