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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: Gisela Karl <preciousnwaidia@gmail.com>
Reply-To: giselakarl369@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 02:50:47 -0700
Subject:

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Hello dear,
how are you doing,i hope all is well with you and your family over there?

Sorry for the inconvenience. My name is Gisela Karl, born on
May 31, 1938 in Germany.

I had to contact you because i want you to help do something very important.
It looks a little suspicious. You don't know me and I don't know you,
i was diagnose of brain disorder for more than 4 years. I am a widow and I
don't have no children but i earned lots of money i was able to
aquire while i work couple jobs and building up my life to invest in
different companies before i was diagnose of this illness.

I intend to donate my property to you. I almost sold my companies
including a Timber export wood company to Germany and Switzerland
where I lived
almost 15 years. Some of that money is spent. i don't know where your
area or current location is, but I desire and want to help others. To
help you I currently have $1,000,000.00 in my account that i kept on
purpose for a construction project, but am unable to proceed with the
project due to my current predicament. I have decided to give you the
money ($1,000,000,00) if you need to grow your business and help
others, i assume
that it is a gift that i will give you without getting anything in return.



Contact me via
Email: giselakarl369@gmail.com

I feel very uncomfortable and i very scared that I will not be
able to sleep because I will not die without giving all my money,
otherwise I think it would be a mess.

I await your urgent Regards
Gisela Karl

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