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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: Deborah Berschbach <dangotecement101@gmail.com>
Reply-To: deborahberschbach1@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 23:46:39 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?UZNEJTE_PROS=C3=8DM_SV=C5=AEJ_DAR=2C_MOJE_SRDCE_SI_VYBRALO_V=C3=81?=
=?UTF-8?Q?S=2E?=

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Jmenuji se Deborah Berschbach. Vyhrála jsem 12. května 2022 loterii
power ball jackpot ve výši 500 000,00 milionů dolarů. Snažím se
náhodně oslovit lidi a tak jsem dostal váš e-mail. Uvedl jsem vás jako
jednoho z šťastlivců abych obdržel 1,5 milionu eur .. a doufám, že
peníze použijete k tomu, abyste se dotkli životů a pomohli těm méně
privilegovaným...v současné době trpím nádorem na mozku a rakovinou a
můj zdravotní stav se zhoršuje. Nevím, jestli přežiju...Chcete-li
získat peníze pro sebe a také se pokusit pomoci ostatním v případě, že
zemřu. Napište mi prosím osobně na: deborahberschbach1@gmail.com

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