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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: Stefano Pessina <nofisatabiodun1993@gmail.com>
Reply-To: stefanopessina03@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2022 13:52:30 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?4oKsMi41MDAuMDAwLDAwIEV1cm8=?=

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Hi,

Ich bin Stefano Pessina, ein italienischer Wirtschaftsmagnat, Investor und
Philanthrop. Der stellvertretende Vorsitzende, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) und
der größte Einzelaktionär der Walgreens Boots Alliance. Ich gab
25 Prozent meines persönlichen Vermögens gehen an wohltätige Zwecke.
Und ich habe auch akzeptiert
den Rest von 25% dieses Jahr 2021 an Einzelpersonen zu verschenken.. Ich habe
beschlossen, dir 2,5 Millionen Euro zu geben
(2.500.000,00 €) mitzubringen. Wenn Sie an meiner Spende
interessiert sind, kontaktieren Sie mich bitte
Für weitere Informationen.

Sie können auch über den folgenden Link mehr über mich lesen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefano_Pessina

Grüße
CEO Walgreens Boots Alliance
Stefano Pessina

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