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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: mariaschaefflerfoundation000@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:34:26 +0100
Subject: =?utf-8?q?SPENDE_F=C3=9CR_DICH_LIEBE?=


Hallo,
Ich bin Frau Maria Elisabeth Schaeffler, eine deutsche Wirtschaftsmagnat=
in, Investorin und Philanthropin. Ich bin der Vorsitzende von Wipro Limit=
ed. 25 Prozent meines pers=C3=B6nlichen Verm=C3=B6gens werden f=C3=BCr wo=
hlt=C3=A4tige Zwecke ausgegeben. Und ich habe auch versprochen, die restl=
ichen 25% dieses Jahr 2023 an Einzelpersonen zu verschenken. Ich habe mic=
h entschieden, 4.500.000,00 Euro an Sie zu spenden. Wenn Sie an meiner Sp=
ende interessiert sind, kontaktieren Sie mich f=C3=BCr weitere Informatio=
nen.
Unter folgendem Link k=C3=B6nnen Sie auch mehr =C3=BCber mich erfahren
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria-Elisabeth_Schaeffler
Kontaktieren Sie mich =C3=BCber meine E-Mail: mariaschaefflerfoundation0=
00@gmail.com

Gr=C3=BC=C3=9Fe
Gesch=C3=A4ftsf=C3=BChrer Wipro Limited
Maria-Elisabeth_Schaeffler
E-Mail: mariaschaefflerfoundation000@gmail.com

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c=C4=B1n=C4=B1n veya kanunlarda =C3=B6ng=C3=B6r=C3=BClm=C3=BC=C5=9F yasal=
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ve eklerinin i=C3=A7erdi=C4=9Fi ki=C5=9Fisel verilerin g=C3=BCvenli=C4=9F=
inin sa=C4=9Flanmas=C4=B1na y=C3=B6nelik her t=C3=BCrl=C3=BC tedbirin al=C4=
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men taraf=C4=B1n=C4=B1za ula=C5=9Fm=C4=B1=C5=9F olmas=C4=B1 halinde gizli=
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=BCncelli=C4=9Fi konusunda g=C3=B6nderenin ve/veya taraf=C4=B1m=C4=B1z=C4=
=B1n herhangi bir sorumlulu=C4=9Fu bulunmamaktad=C4=B1r. Taraf=C4=B1m=C4=B1=
z E-postan=C4=B1n ve eklerinin size de=C4=9Fi=C5=9Fikli=C4=9Fe u=C4=9Fray=
arak veya ge=C3=A7 ula=C5=9Fmas=C4=B1ndan, b=C3=BCt=C3=BCnl=C3=BC=C4=9F=C3=
=BCn=C3=BCn ve gizlili=C4=9Finin korunamamas=C4=B1ndan, vir=C3=BCs i=C3=A7=
ermesinden ve bilgisayar sisteminize verebilece=C4=9Fi herhangi bir zarar=
dan sorumlu tutulamaz. Ki=C5=9Fisel verilerinizin i=C5=9Flenme s=C3=BCre=C3=
=A7leri ile ilgili ayd=C4=B1nlatma metinlerimiz www.kvkk.ege.edu.tr inter=
net adresimiz =C3=BCzerinden eri=C5=9Febilirsiniz.
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