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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: fund2@bk.ru
Reply-To: jhayesesq@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 22:48:37 +0400
Subject: REFERENZZAHLUNGSAUFTRAG (28738-84784)


Guten Tag,
Ich, Frau Vivian Christopher, bin die Beraterin von United States Lottery =
Inc. Wir sind hier, um =FCber Ihr Lottogewinnergebnis zu berichten, das ang=
eblich am 21. Oktober 2019 ver=F6ffentlicht wurde.
Die United States Lottery w=E4hlte ihre 4 gl=FCcklichen Gewinner anhand ih=
rer g=FCltigen E-Mail-Adressen aus, die per Zufallsprinzip ausgew=E4hlt wur=
den. Jeder Gewinner erhielt einen Geldpreis in H=F6he von $10.300.000,00 US=
D.
=

WIE K=D6NNEN SIE IHREN LOTTERIEPREIS EINFORDERN?
Kommunizieren Sie schnell mit dem ausgew=E4hlten zahlenden Bankmittelpunkt=
(NatWest Bank Plc) mit den unten angegebenen Daten.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Kontakt: National Westminster Bank Plc.
#135 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3UR
Nennen: MR FRED PETER CHRISTOPHER
E-MAIL: hauszahlungsbrett@post.com
E-MAIL: unirep@representative.com
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Sie sollten das unten stehende Antragsformular ausf=FCllen und per E-Mail a=
n NatWest Bank Plc (B=FCro) senden: hauszahlungsbrett@post.com, unirep@repr=
esentative.com
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
ANTRAGSFORMULAR F=DCR DIE ZAHLUNGSABWICKLUNG
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
VORNAM:
NACHNAME:
GEBURTSDATUM:
GESCHLECHT:
ADRESSE:
NATIONALITAET:
BERUF:
TELEFONNUMMER:
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D
REF: 03893-94342
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D
BATCH :HK-3870034/USA094
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D
Wir m=F6chten Sie dar=FCber informieren, dass die Auszahlung Ihres Fonds i=
n H=F6he von USD $10.300.000,00 in Ihrem Namen zur Auszahlung bereitsteht.
Sie sollten uns schnell kontaktieren, um weitere Informationen zur Beantra=
gung Ihres Lotteriefonds zu erhalten.
Die Auszahlung Ihres Lotteriefonds ist zu 100% garantiert und gesch=FCtzt.
Unterzeichnet
Frau Vivian Christopher

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