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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: zucker <admin@zuckerblumenundairbrush.hu>
Reply-To: mercedesbenz.mp@aol.com
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 23:23:07 +0100
Subject: Dear Mercedes-Benz 3 Series Winner



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REFERENCE NUMBER BENZ:255125323.
MERCEDES BENZ AUTOMOBILE COMPANY
Official Email: (mercedesbenz.mp@aol.com)
Hours Of Services: Mondays - Friday hours 8:00 am?/5:00 pm

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, that is
because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service
Provider, we (MERCEDES BENZ) urge you to treat it genuinely.

Dear Mercedes-Benz Enthusiast:

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a prize of a brand
new 2018 Model MERCEDES BENZ 3 Series of Cars and a Check of
$1.500,000.00usd through international programs held on this second
section of 2018 selection held at Mercedes-Benz automobile manufacturing
plant near Vance, Alabama, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized Email Selection System (ESS) from a database of over
170,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world which
you were among the lucky ones selected.

MERCEDES BENZ Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also
Licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).
To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact our MERCEDES
BENZ prize winning Agent department for more information as regards the
procedures to claim your prize.

Delivery Officer: Thomas E.Benson

Contact E-mail:(mercedesbenz.mp@aol.com) Number +1 760-867-1491

Contact him by providing him with your secret code Number MERCEDES
BENZ:255125323, you are also advised to provide him with this code under
the listed information below as soon as possible:

1. FULL NAME FOR DUTY PAPERS:
2. ADDRESS FOR CLEAR DELIVERY:
3. NATIONALITY FOR CLEAR DELIVERY:
4. AGE FOR DUTY PAPERS:
5. PHONE/FAX TO CONTACT YOU IF THERE IS NEED:
6. PRESENT COUNTRY TO AVOID DELIVERY MISTAKE:
7. ANOTHER EMAIL ADDRESS:
8. AND YOUR MERCEDES BENZ CODE NUMBER:

NOTE: Do disregard any email as this is a PROMO MERCEDES BENZ LOTTERY
DEPARTMENT held this month in the year of 2019.

MERCEDES BENZ CEO Dietmar Exler.
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS
MERCEDES BENZ SALES LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
USA,CANADA AND MEXICO.

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