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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: baron james <baronjames121@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 22:33:23 +0100
Subject: LIEBE DRINGENDE ANTWORT
Hallo lieber Freund.
Ich entschuldige mich dafür, dass ich aus heiterem Himmel in Ihre
Privatsphäre eingedrungen bin. Ich bin Herr James Baron, der Chefprüfer der
Unity Trust Bank hier in Großbritannien. Ich möchte Sie um Ihre ehrliche
Unterstützung bei der Sicherung und Investition einer riesigen Geldsumme
bitten, wenn Sie zuverlässig sind und kann vertraut werden. Ich versichere,
dass Sie einen sehr guten Prozentsatz für Ihre Aufrichtigkeit erhalten
Beteiligung. Bitte melden Sie sich bei mir, damit ich Ihnen die Details des
Projekts mitteilen kann.
Grüße
Herr James Baron
Hauptprüfer Unity Trust Bank
www.unity.c
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