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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: private <webone2015@gmail.com>
Reply-To: german2@onet.eu
Date: Sat, 28 May 2022 21:11:20 +0200
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?GERMAN_LOTTO_Ludlstr=2E_107=2C_80689_Munchen_=E2=80=93_Germany?=
=?UTF-8?Q?=2E?=

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GERMAN LOTTO
Ludlstr. 107, 80689 Munchen – Germany.


Dear Winner,

You are the Email Winner of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros in
the recent GERMAN Lottery.
Kindly send your details by email to: german2@onet.eu
Full Names:
Residential Address:
Tel:
Sex:
Profession:
Alternative email address:
GERMAN Lottery

Regards
Yours Sincerely,

BERN HARD
DIRECTOR.

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