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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: Kerstin Glaser <biligatefundation95@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.glaserkerstin@yandex.com
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:44:57 +0100
Subject: Annahme des Anspruchs

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Lieber geliebter

Ich freue mich sehr, meine Geschichte mit Ihnen zu teilen, Am Kerstin
Glaser, ein 47-jähriger aus Vernon, der einzige am 6. Januar mit einem
Jackpot von 559,7 Millionen US-Dollar
Powerball hat die Geschichte von Garden State geprägt. Ich habe einen
dort Spenden Sie einen Teil meines Jackpots an Menschen auf der ganzen
Welt und wollten immer, dass meine Träume wahr werden
"Lebensveränderndes Geld für Familie, Freunde und Menschen in Not"
Veränderung. Einiges davon könnte auch die Arbeit erledigen

Bitte kontaktieren Sie mich per E-Mail: info.glaserkerstin@yandex.com
Ich spende Ihnen 1.800.000 Euro
Jackpot von 559,7 Millionen US-Dollar.

KERSTIN GLASER

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