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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: Rinat Akhmetov<elena@mgu-print.ru>
Reply-To: rinatkhmetov@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2021 20:27:19 +0200
Subject: Lesen Sie Ihre E-Mail.


Lieber Empf=E4nger, Bitte nehmen Sie meine Entschuldigung an, wenn meine E-=
Mail gegen Ihre pers=F6nliche Ethik verst=F6=DFt. Ich, Rinat Akhmetov, bin =
ein ukrainischer Milliard=E4r, Gesch=E4ftsmann, Oligarch und Gr=FCnder und =
Pr=E4sident von System Capital Management in der Ukraine (Europa). Sie k=F6=
nnen =FCber mich lesen auf: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinat_Akhmetov Ic=
h beabsichtige, Ihnen im Rahmen unseres Wohlt=E4tigkeitsprojekts, das ich a=
ls Bankdienstleister durchgef=FChrt habe, einen Teil (Viertel) meines Netto=
verm=F6gens von jeweils 500.000,00 EUR an 4 Personen weltweit zu geben. Wen=
n Sie meine E-Mail erhalten haben, senden Sie uns bitte Ihre Daten, damit w=
ir unsere Bank anweisen, die =DCberweisung des Geldbetrags in H=F6he von 50=
0.000,00 EUR durchzuf=FChren, in der Hoffnung, dass dies auch Ihnen und and=
eren helfen w=FCrde. E-Mail zur Best=E4tigung unten. E-Mail oder Antwort an=
: rinatkhmetov@gmail.com Mit freundlichen Gr=FC=DFen, Rinat Akhmetov.

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