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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Maria Schaeffler" <yishai@constellations.org.il>
Reply-To: mariaschaefflers@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:58:39 +0200
Subject: Entwurf??
Hallo
Ich bin Frau Maria Elisabeth Schaeffler, eine Deutsche
Wirtschaftsmagnat, Investor und Philanthrop. Ich bin Vorsitzender der
Schaeffler Gruppe. Ich verwende 25 Prozent meines Privatvermögens für
Gemeinnützige Zwecke. Und ich habe ihm den Rest versprochen
von 25% in diesem Jahr 2023 an Einzelpersonen zu verschenken. Ich habe
beschlossen, Ihnen 1.000.000,00 Euro zu spenden. Bei Interesse
sind meine Spende, kontaktieren Sie mich für weitere Informationen.
Sie können auch mehr über mich über den untenstehenden Link lesen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria-Elisabeth_Schaeffler
Herzliche Grüße
Geschäftsführer Schaeffler Gruppe
Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler
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