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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: info@brunoswoodfiredpizzeria.com
Reply-To: lerynnewestdonation@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 14:08:56 +0000
Subject: Ich spende Ihnen 850.000 US-Dollar

Hallo,

Mein Name ist Mrs.Lerynne West, eine Gewinnerin von Powerball im Wert von 343.900,00 Mio. USD
Gewinner Powerball Lotterie. Ich spende 850.000 USD
Jeweils bis zu fünf zufällige Glücks-E-Mails als gemeinnützig und wenn Sie erhalten
Mit dieser Mail müssen Sie umgehend auf Ihre Spende antworten.
Hinweis: Alle Antworten müssen an folgende E-Mail-Adresse gesendet werden:
lerynnewestdonation@outlook.com für
weitere Informationen.

Danke und Gott segne dich und deine Familie.

Freundliche Grüße,
Mrs.Lerynne West

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