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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: Mavis <info@gmail.com>
Reply-To: maviswan081@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 16:23:54 -0700
Subject: spende

Lieber Freund,

Ich bin Frau Mavis Wanczyk, Bürgerin von Massachusetts, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, die Mega-Gewinnerin des Powerball-Jackpots in Höhe von 758,7 Millionen US-Dollar. Ich spende an 5 zufällige Personen wenig von meinem Vermögen an eine Reihe von Wohltätigkeitsorganisationen und Organisationen. Ich habe mich freiwillig entschlossen, den Betrag von 5.800.000,00 € an Sie als einen der ausgewählten 5 zu spenden, um meine Gewinne zu überprüfen. Weitere Informationen finden Sie auf meiner YouTube-Seite unten.

HIER: http://Money.cnn.com/2017/08/23/News/Powerball-700-Million-Jackpot/Index.html

Dies ist Ihr Spendencode: [MW530342019]

Antworte auf diese E-Mail mit dem DONOR CODE:
maviswan081@gmail.com

Ich hoffe, Sie und Ihre Familie glücklich zu machen.
Grüße Frau Mavis Wanczyk

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