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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: SCHAEFFLER GROUP INTERNATIONAL <slavin_md@resanta.ru>
Reply-To: Klaus Rosenfeld <klausrosenfeldcharity@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2022 02:31:40 +0300 (MSK)
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?E-Mail_f=C3=BCr_Reklamation?=





Hallo,

Ich bin Klaus Rosenfeld, ich bin ein deutscher Geschäftsmann, Investor, Chief Executive Officer und CEO der SCHAEFFLER Group International. Ich, Klaus Rosenfeld, habe zugesagt, 25 Prozent meines Vermögens an Wohltätigkeitsorganisationen und 15 Einzelpersonen zu spenden, ich spende jeweils die Summe von 2.500.000 €, ich tue dies, um zu helfen, einander zu erheben und zu unterstützen. Gemeinsam können wir alle die Welt zu einem besseren Ort machen.

Bitte zögern Sie nicht, sich mit ASAP in Verbindung zu setzen, um Ihre gespendeten Gelder in Anspruch zu nehmen.
Kontakt per E-Mail:klausrosenfeldcharity@gmail.com
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