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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: SIR DR WARREN BUFFETT <julianofh@buffon.com.br>
Reply-To: warrenbuffetfoundation319@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 01 May 2022 18:46:51 +0800
Subject: BUFFETT DONATIONS

zdravím te,

Jmenuji se Warren E. Buffett, americký obchodník, investor a filantrop. Jsem nejúspešnejším investorem na svete a generálním reditelem Berkshire Hathaway. Pevne ??verím, že jsem mel myšlenku, která se nikdy nezmenila, že vaše jmení by melo být použito na pomoc lidem, a rozhodl jsem se darovat {3 500 000,00} € 3 miliony náhodne vybraným lidem po celém svete. Pokud obdržíte tento e-mail, znamená to, že jste byli vybráni. Meli byste se zaregistrovat jako štastný clovek a vrátit se s pozitivní odezvou. Vaše e-mailová adresa byla vybrána online behem náhodného vyhledávání. Kontaktujte me prosím co nejdríve, abych vedel, že vaše e-mailová adresa je platná.

Berte prosím tento e-mail velmi, velmi vážne a pošlete e-mail oddelení reklamací (warrenbuffet88@outlook.com).

S prátelským pozdravem,

Pan Warren Buffett, miliardárský investor
Výkonný reditel: Berkshire Hathaway
http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/...

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