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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: Due Process Unit Nigeria <dueprocessunitngr12345@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2022 01:05:29 +0100
Subject: Zahlungshinweis

Lieber Herr,

Seien Sie zuverlässig informiert, dass die Bundesregierung von Nigeria in
Verbindung mit den Vereinten Nationen und der Europäischen Union hat
hat Ihnen als Betrugsopfer die Summe von 10,5 Millionen US-Dollar
genehmigt, um Sie zu entschädigen
Sie sollten uns daher schnell Ihre Bankdaten für die aktualisieren
Zahlung oder Sie senden Ihre Adresse und Telefonnummer für den Fonds an
in Form einer Visa Master Card an Sie ausgezahlt werden. Wir werden warten
Ihre rechtzeitige Antwort in dieser Hinsicht,

Grüße

Dr. Simon Ozoputaram,
Director General Due Process Unit,
Bundesrepublik Nigeria (fmfngr2011@gmail.com

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