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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: "CEO, Schaeffler Group" <eastwestbankusa2014@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mariia.elizabeth@aol.com
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2021 12:31:38 +0100
Subject: RE


Thank you for the prompt response, please don't be bothered as to why you
have been contacted for this and its genuineness as I have done so from a
pure motive, I am Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann 78 years old, a German
citizen, wife of late Georg W Schaeffler, you can see here: (
forbes.com/profile/maria-elisabeth-schaeffler<Maria-Elisabeth
Schaeffler-Thumann> ), view this link to read more about me and my family
profile. I have been diagnosed with serious cancer since 2014, and
according to several medical reports from different health professionals
they said my cancer has gotten to a very worse stage and I won't live long
anymore.

I want you to know that for the past 78 years of my life has been a huge
blessing to me, my children and everyone that has crossed paths with me so
I have every reason to distribute my wealth to various individuals and
charity organization to help the needy and reach out for the works of God
almighty our creator.

The intention of this email is to be of immense blessing to people, with my
age, I can't continue to amass wealth without giving out, I am indulging
myself with such an act that will be considered a blessing to others, it is
my hope that as you receive this money and that it would be of great use to
you and also assist others from it. I have the leading of the spirit of God
who has revealed and directed me to you that you won't disappoint me once
you receive this fund from the bank.

I crave your indulgence to keep this offer secret as I don't want to make
this a public affair, so if you are willing to accept the gift, I will make
you the beneficiary, As I send this message to you, I have also sent it to
churches, orphanages, and charity organizations. If you are ready to
receive your part of £ 1,700,000{One Million, Seven Hundred Thousand
GBP}from my seed of £50 Million, kindly introduce yourself in full details
by sending your info as stated.

Full Name...
Telephone Number..
Address...
Country...
Present Occupation...


Thereafter I shall grant you a letter to authorize the money to you from
the bank, please my dear, this is my personal wealth as it doesn't need
many formal procedures, and for the sake that it might seem too easy for
you to receive this gift don't justify that life is easy, I would crave
your indulgence not to refer to any person whatsoever to me so that I can
have my peace. I am doing this as a free-spirit gift and I made the contact
myself to you, therefore, don’t refer to any person and don’t make a
public/media show of this as I would not like any publicity of any sort. I
will arrange a meeting between you and my Rev Father Edward Francis in the
United State of America where the money is deposited in America First
Credit Union Bank, He is my legal and spritual adviser.


I will wait for your email to do further. Stay blessed and Stay Safe!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Maria Elisabeth Schaeffler
CEO, Schaeffler Group.

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