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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: Wang Yong <aminusalihu1991@gmail.com>
Reply-To: md6673394@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 11:44:00 -0700
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?w5xiZXJ3ZWlzdW5nIHZvbiDigqwxMS41MDAuMDAwLDAw?=

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Hallo

Mein Name ist Herr Wang Yong An,Mitarbeiter der Wing Hang Bank hier in
Hongkong, China.Kann ich Ihnen für eine Überweisung von 11.500.000,00€
vertrauen? Wenn ja,kontaktieren Sie mich per
E-Mail:md6673394@gmail.com

Grüße
Wang Yong



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Hello

My name is Mr.Wang Yong An Wing Hang Bank employee here in Hong
Kong,China.Can I trust you for a funds transfer of €11,500,000.00?If
yes contact me via email:md6673394@gmail.com

Regards
Wang Yong

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