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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: <>
Reply-To: alfredhoward101@163.com
Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 14:29:12 +0200
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY

Dear Beneficiary,

You are selected to a Loyalty Reward from Mercedes-Benz, Answer the
Below questions correctly and stand a chance of winning our
Promotional Award Grand prize, $2,000,000.00USD and a Brand New 2018
Mercedes-Benz GLK350 4Matic SUV Car.

If you have never had a Mercedes-Benz, this is your chance to benefit
from our Company, If you
have had any of our products this is your opportunity of enjoying some
of our benefits apart from the comfortability and efficiency of our
products.

Questions

1. What year was Mercedes-Benz found?
a. 1886
b. 1926
c. 1936

2. Who was the founder of Benz?
a.Terry Benz
b.Tom Benz
c.Karl Benz

3. In which country is the Benz Headquarter Located?
a. Germany
b. United Kingdom
c. United State of America

Send your answers along with your Name, Sex, Phone Number, Alternate
Email, Country and Occupation via this email address.

EMAIL:alfredhoward101@163.com
NAME:alfred howard
PHONE: +1 952-333-9486


Regards,
Dieter Zetsche
Mercedes-Benz, CEO

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