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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: Frau Maria Elisabeth Schaeffler <mrsladykimberlyloanlender.usa@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Maria-Elisabeth_Schaeffler087@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 20:09:14 +0000
Subject: spende

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Hallo,

Ich bin Maria Elisabeth , eine deutsche Geschäftsfrau, Investorin, und
nachdem ich meinen Mann im Krankenhausbett verloren hatte, sagte er
mir, ich solle eine Spende von 1.000.000 Euro an einen gutenMenschen
wie Sie ausgeben. Ich habe 35 Prozent meines persönlichen Vermögens
für wohltätige Zwecke verschenkt. Und ich habe auch zugesagt, den Rest
von 35% in diesem Jahr 2022 an Einzelpersonen zu verschenken. Ich habe
beschlossen, Ihnen 1000.000,00 Euro zu spenden. Wenn Sie an meiner
Spende interessiert sind, kontaktieren Sie mich für weitere
Informationen.

Link lesen Sie können hier sehen:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria-Elisabeth_Schaeffler

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Herzliche Grüße,
Frau Maria Elisabeth Schaeffler,
Vorsitzender
Supermarktkette.
E-Mail: Maria-Elisabeth_Schaeffler087@hotmail.com

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