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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: "MERCEDES-BENZ " <bibliomonde@noos.fr>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:15:51 +0100 (CET)
Subject: 2010 Mercedes-Benz New Year Quiz Competition






TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Just answer the simple questions asked correctly and become a proud owner
of the 2009 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class GL550 and EUR300,000:00(Three Hundred
Thousand Euros ) in this 2010 Mercedes-Benz New Year Quiz Competition
MERCEDES-BENZ TEST QUESTIONS
1, Which of these is manufactured by
Mercedes-Benz?
(A), X5 (B), SLR MCLAREN (C), Z4
2, Emil Jellinek named a special car made for him after the name of
his 10 year old daughter, what was her name?
(A), FIONA (B), BENZ (C), MERCEDES
3, Name two cars that Mercedes-Benz Manufactured.
(A), X5 & E-CLASS (B), Z4 & K-CLASS
(C), M-CLASS & C-CLASS
There are other Mercedes-Benz vehicle & cash consolation prizes for
candidates who may fall short..
Send your answers along with your
name, sex, country and occupation to:
Mr. W. Schultz
mercedesquizalertssaa@ciudad.com.ar
Yours Sincerely,
Paulette Niemhz (Chief Monitoring Officer)
www.mercedes-benz.de


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