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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: "Warren E. Buffett" <wbuffett534@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 May 2022 14:46:20 -0700
Subject: Ziedojums !!!

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Dārgais uzvarētājs,


Mani sauc Vorens Bafets (Warren E. Buffett), esmu amerikāņu biznesa
magnāts, investors un filantrops. Es esmu veiksmīgākais investors
pasaulē. Es stingri ticu "dot, dzīvojot". Manā prātā nekad nav
mainījusies viena ideja, ka savu bagātību vajadzētu izmantot, lai
palīdzētu cilvēkiem, un es esmu nolēmis ziedot { € 3,500,000.00 EUR }.
Trīs miljonus piecsimt tūkstošus eiro nejauši izvēlētiem cilvēkiem
visā pasaulē. Saņemot šo e-pastu, jums vajadzētu sevi uzskatīt par
laimīgo cilvēku, jo jūsu e-pasta adrese tika izvēlēta tiešsaistē
nejaušas atlases laikā.


Lūdzu, drīzumā sazinieties ar mani, lai es zinātu, ka jūsu e-pasta
adrese ir pareiza.


Lai iegūtu vairāk informācijas, apmeklējiet šo tīmekļa vietni:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett vai meklējiet manu vārdu
google: (Warren E. Buffett).


Es gaidu jūsu atbildi.


Ar cieņu,
Warren E. Buffett kungs
Galvenais izpilddirektors: Berkshire Hathaway

http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/

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