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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- warren.e.buffett0177@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info@growth-secrets.com
Reply-To: warren.e.buffett0177@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 00:33:10 +0300
Subject: =?utf-8?q?Gl=C3=BCckwunsch?=

GlÃ¼ckwunsch

Mein Name ist Warren E. Buffett, ein amerikanischer Wirtschaftsmagnat, Investor und Philanthrop. Ich bin der erfolgreichste Investor der Welt. â€žIch bin fest davon Ã¼berzeugt, dass man geben muss, wÃ¤hrend ich lebe.â€œ Ich hatte die Idee, die mich nie geÃ¤ndert hat, dass man sein VermÃ¶gen nutzen sollte, um Menschen zu helfen, und ich habe beschlossen, {1.500.000,00}, eine Million fÃ¼nfhunderttausend Euro an zufÃ¤llig ausgewÃ¤hlte Einzelpersonen auf der ganzen Welt zu spenden. Nachdem Sie diese E-Mail erhalten haben, kÃ¶nnen Sie sich glÃ¼cklich schÃ¤tzen, denn Ihre E-Mail-Adresse wurde online bei der Zufallssuche ausgewÃ¤hlt. Bitte kontaktieren Sie mich so schnell wie mÃ¶glich, bevor Sie zu meiner Behandlung nach GroÃŸbritannien reisen, damit ich weiÃŸ, dass Ihre E-Mail-Adresse gÃ¼ltig ist. (warren.e.buffett0177@gmail.com)

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Website:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett

Gott schÃ¼tze dich.
GrÃ¼ÃŸe
Herr. Warren E. Buffett, milliardenschwerer Investor

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