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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: "Mr. Warren E Buffett" <cto.chidambaram2@ctd.tn.gov.in>
Reply-To: warrenebuffett2@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2021 00:07:20 -0800
Subject: =?utf-8?q?Gl=C3=BCcklicher_Gewinner?=

Glücklicher Gewinner

Mein Name ist Warren E. Buffett, ein amerikanischer Geschäftsmann, Investor und Philanthrop. Ich bin der erfolgreichste Investor der Welt und CEO von Berkshire Hathaway. Ich bin fest davon überzeugt, dass ich eine Idee hatte, die sich nie geändert hat. dass Sie Ihr Vermögen nutzen sollten, um Menschen zu helfen, und ih beschloss, {3.500.000,00} drei Millionen Euro an 10 zufällig ausgewählte Menschen in Europa weltweit zu spenden. Wenn Sie nach Erhalt dieser E-Mail für wohltätige Zwecke in europäischen Ländern spenden, sollten Sie sich als glückliche Person bezeichnen. Ihre E-Mail-Adresse wurde bei der zufälligen Suche online ausgewählt. Bitte kontaktieren Sie mich so schnell wie möglich, damit ich weiß, dass Ihre E-Mail-Adresse gültig ist.

Besuchen Sie diese Seite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett
oder googeln Sie meinen Namen für weitere Informationen: (Warren Buffett).


Auf deine Antwort wartend.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Herr Warren Buffett Milliardär Investor
Geschäftsführer: Berkshire Hathaway
http: //www.berkshirehathaway.com / ...
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