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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 Edward Buffett <file00800@gmail.com>
Reply-To: warrenbuffeted@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:07:04 +0530
Subject: Greetings to You,

Greetings to You

I hope this information meets you well as I know you will be curious
to know why/how I selected you to receive a sum of $1,500,000.00 USD,
my information below is 100% legitimate, You Can Google my name for
more information:( Warren Edward Buffett ).

My name is Warren E.Buffett, an American business magnate,investor and
philanthropist. Am the most successful investor in the world today and
Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, I believe strongly in giving while
living’ I had one idea that never changed in my mind, that you should
use your wealth to help people and I have decided to give
{$1,500,000.00 USD} One Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars, to
randomly selected individuals worldwide. On receipt of this email, you
should count yourself as the lucky individual. Your email address was
chosen online while searching at random. Kindly get back to me at your
earliest convenience, so I know your email address is valid.

Send your reply to ( warrenbuffeted@yahoo.com ) to enable me to give
you more details about this Donation.

I will be waiting for your response. Reply me for more information on
this email ( warrenbuffeted@yahoo.com )

Best Regards,
Mr Warren Edward Buffett
Billionaire investor
CEO: Berkshire Hathaway.

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