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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 Elisabeth Schaeffler" <nikkie@aura.ph>
Reply-To: info.mariaelisabethschaeffler1@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2023 18:07:35 +0100
Subject: BONNES NOUVELLES:

Bonjour,

Je suis Mme Maria Elisabeth Schaeffler, une magnat des affaires allemande, Investisseur et philanthrope. Je suis le président de Wipro Limited. 25% de ma richesse personnelle est consacrée à la charité. Et j'ai aussi promis de donner le reste des 25% aux particuliers cette année. J'ai décidé de vous faire un don de 1,000,000.00 euros. Si vous êtes intéressé par mon don, contactez-moi pour plus d'informations via : info.mariaelisabethschaeffler1@gmail.com

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