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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. Anna" <pdchontali@diresacajamarca.gob.pe>
Reply-To: annaryan2215@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2019 06:37:08 -0700
Subject: Sehr geehrter (info@cannabislegal.de) Benutzer

Sehr geehrter (info@cannabislegal.de) Benutzer

Herzliche Glückwünsche!! Wir freuen uns, Ihnen mitteilen zu können, dass Sie ausgewählt haben, die Summe von 950.000,00 (950.000 Pfund) zu erhalten.

Ihre aktive E-Mail-Adresse (info@cannabislegal.de) im Anhang Unter den sechs (6) glücklichen Begünstigten, die ausgewählt wurden, um diesen Betrag zu erhalten.

Wenden Sie sich umgehend an unseren Vertreter für Treuhandansprüche, um mit der Freigabe Ihrer Spende zu beginnen. Geben Sie dazu die unten aufgeführten Details an

1. Vollständiger Name:
2. Alter / Beruf:
3. Referenznummer / Ticketnummer
4. Telefonnummer: / Telefonnummer:
5. Land:

Nochmals vielen Dank und herzlichen Glückwunsch

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Frau Anna Ryan

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