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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: Jane Doe <ncellini@dcsmechanical.com>
Reply-To: info@richardwahldonation.com
Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 16:14:04 -0700
Subject: =?utf-8?q?Spende_f=C3=BCr_Sie=3B?=



Sch=F6nen Tag,
Sie haben eine Spende in H=F6he von 1.500.000 EUR von Jane Doe American An=
onymous-Lottogewinn im Wert von $ 559,7 Millionen auf meine Bitte, waren Te=
il von sieben (7) gl=FCcklichen Gewinnern, die zuf=E4llig per E-Mail-Angebo=
t ausgew=E4hlt wurden. Als ich beschloss, einen Teil meines Mega-Jackpots v=
on 50 Millionen Dollar von meinem Trustfund f=FCr wohlt=E4tige Zwecke zu sp=
enden, und ich habe mein Engagement bewiesen, indem ich drei (3) Kapitel vo=
n End 68 Hours of Hunger und Girls Inc., die M=E4dchen versorgen, einen Sch=
eck in H=F6he von etwa 250.000 Dollar ausstellte lebensver=E4ndernde Erfahr=
ungen und L=F6sung f=FCr die einzigartigen Herausforderungen, denen wir Fra=
uen gegen=FCberstehen. Bitte wenden Sie sich an uns, um weitere Information=
en zu erhalten. Ihre Spende in H=F6he von 1.500.000 EUR wird Ihnen ausgeste=
llt. Lesen Sie mehr, siehe Beweis und Zeugnisse unten;
https://www.foxnews.com/us/anonymous-woman-to-donate-up-to-50-million-of-5=
59-million-powerball-winnings-to-charities-lawyers-say
Contact for more details on: info@richardwahldonation.com
Mit freundlichen Gr=FC=DFen,
=D6ffentlicher Assistent,
Nilton Cesar Nunes Piedade,
GoodKarma Family TrustFund.
Westnet Administrator
(C) 2019

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