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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: Manuel Franco <geraldo.costa@altoalegre.com.br>
Reply-To: Manuel Franco <manuelfrancom086@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 23:07:15 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: HABEN SIE NOCH INTERESSE:





Hallo,
Ich bin Manuel Franco, Sie haben eine Spende von $2.800.000,00 (zwei Millionen achthunderttausend Dollar). Ich habe 2019 die 768-Millionen-Dollar-Powerball-Lotterie gewonnen. Ich spende einen Teil davon an fünf glückliche Menschen und zehn Wohltätigkeitsorganisationen.
Ihre E-Mail wurde zufällig aus der universellen E-Mail-Datenbank ausgewählt. Wenn Sie daran interessiert sind, kontaktieren Sie mich dringend für Ansprüche über: manuelfrancom086@gmail.com
Sehen Sie sich hier mein vollständiges Interview an: https://youtu.be/R_pDrt1np1U.
Ich tue dies, um dazu beizutragen, die Auswirkungen von COVID-19 auf die Menschen abzufedern. Ich tue mein Bestes, um ein Lächeln auf die Gesichter aller Menschen auf der Welt zu zaubern, auf jede erdenkliche Weise.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Manuel.





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