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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: "Mrs Mavis<buh@4isp.migrate>
Reply-To: info.marviswanczyk360@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:52:00 +0800
Subject: DAS IST IHR SPENDENCODE: MW207143

Glückwunsch !!! Glückwunsch !!! Glückwunsch !!!

Eine Spende in Höhe von 5.000.000,00 Euro wurde Ihnen von Frau Mavis Wanczyk, der Mega-Gewinnerin von 758 Millionen US-Dollar im Mega Millions-Jackpot, überreicht. Ich spende an 5 zufällig ausgewählte Personen. Wenn Sie diese E-Mail erhalten, wurde Ihre E-Mail nach einem Drehball ausgewählt.

DAS IST IHR SPENDENCODE: MW207143

Antworten Sie mit dem SPENDENCODE auf diese E-Mail: info.marviswanczyk360@gmail.com

Ich hoffe, Sie und Ihre Familie glücklich zu machen.

Grüße,
Frau Mavis Wanczyk

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