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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: "Maria Schaeffler" <marketing@smgslask.pl>
Reply-To: mariaschaefflerfoundation00@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 21:25:05 +0100
Subject: DONATIE VOOR JOU GELIEFDE


Hallo,
Ik ben mevrouw Maria Elisabeth Schaeffler, een Duitse zakenmagnaat, invest=
eerder en filantroop. Ik ben de voorzitter van Wipro Limited. 25 procent va=
n mijn persoonlijk vermogen wordt besteed aan goede doelen. En ik heb ook b=
eloofd om de rest van 25% dit jaar 2023 weg te geven aan particulieren. Ik =
heb besloten om 4.500.000,00 euro aan jou te doneren. Als je ge=EFnteressee=
rd bent in mijn donatie, neem dan contact met mij op voor meer informatie.
Via onderstaande link kun je ook meer over mij lezen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria-Elisabeth_Schaeffler
Neem contact met mij op via mijn e-mail: mariaschaefflerfoundation00@gmail=
.com
=

Groeten
Directeur Wipro Limited
Maria-Elisabeth_Schaeffler
E-mail: mariaschaefflerfoundation00@gmail.com

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