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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: SPENDE <danjumagwari.com@gmail.com>
Reply-To: charlesdar080@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 17:36:38 -0700
Subject: SPENDE

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Diese Nachricht wird gesendet, um Sie darüber zu informieren, dass Sie
ausgewählt wurden, 2.500.000,00 € von unserem Wohltätigkeitsprojekt zu
profitieren, nachdem ich die 94,8-Millionen-Dollar-Power-Ball-Lotterie
gewonnen und beschlossen habe, einen Teil meiner Gewinne an
Wohltätigkeitsorganisationen, Einzelpersonen und Organisationen
während der COVID- 19 Pandemieperiode; Das Ziel ist es, Leben zu
berühren und denen zu helfen, wo wir können, auf der ganzen Welt, wie
Gott uns gesegnet hat. Kontaktieren Sie mich für weitere Informationen
unter charlesdar080@gmail.com, um Ihren Vorteil zu erhalten.

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