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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: Isabella Mario <lagoelisa617@gmail.com>
Reply-To: im346331@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 06:48:09 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?5oCl?=

親愛なる最愛の人へ

私の名前はミセス・イザベラ・マリオです。慈善事業と貧しい人々を助けるために、85 億ユーロの遺産基金をあなたに寄付したいと思います。

あなたからのメッセージを読み次第、この目標を達成する方法と、この資金をあなたの銀行口座に送金する方法の詳細をお知らせします。

ありがとう、良い一日を。

敬具
イザベラ・マリオ夫人

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