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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: juergen.mitrovits@gmx.at
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:43:30 +0100
Subject: Hello Dear Friend Urgent Needed,,,

Dear Friend,

 

Greetings,

 

I am Mrs. Maria Andrew; a banker by profession. My reason for
contacting you is to transfer abandoned $15.5 Million United States
Dollars to your account further details of the transaction shall be forwarded to you as soon
as I receive your return mail indicating your interest.

 

I need your assistance for the transferring of this fund for both of us benefit for life time investment

I have every inquiry details to make the bank believe you and release
the fund to your bank account in within 7 banking working days with
your full cooperation with me after success Note 45% for you while
55% for me after the success of the transfer of the funds to your bank
account. Note you might receive this message in your inbox or spam
folder depending on your web host or server network.

 

Below information is what I need from you so we can be reaching each other,

1) Full name ...
2) Private telephone number....,
3)Receiver Country..,
4)Occupation..,
5)Age.......,

 

PLEASE REPLY ME HERE IN MY PRIVATE EMAIL (mariaandrew411@gmail.com)


Best Regard
Mrs. Maria Andrew

 

 

 

 
 

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