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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: Tom Huddleston <tomhuddlestonjr4@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 21:57:34 -0700
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Auskunftsersuchen_=2D_800=2E000_=E2=82=AC_Zuschuss?=

--
Lieber Freund,

Ich hoffe dass es dir gut geht! Ich schreibe Ihnen, um mich nach dem
800.000€ -Stipendium zu erkundigen, das Sie erhalten haben. Sollten
sich Änderungen ergeben haben oder Sie eine Finanzierungsüberprüfung
in Betracht gezogen haben, teilen Sie mir dies bitte umgehend mit.

Wenn der Zuschuss nicht mehr benötigt wird, bieten wir ihn
möglicherweise jemandem an, der von dieser Möglichkeit profitieren
würde.

Wenn Sie weitere Hilfe oder Informationen benötigen, zögern Sie bitte
nicht, mich zu kontaktieren.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Tom Huddleston Jr

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