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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: Stefano Pessina <dasharathsinghsankhala@gmail.com>
Reply-To: stefanopessina022@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 17:04:09 -1200
Subject: Spende

Lieber Freund,

Ich bin Stefano Pessina, ein italienischer Wirtschaftsmagnat, Investor und
Philanthrop. der stellvertretende Vorsitzende, Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) und der größte Einzelaktionär der Walgreens Boots Alliance. Ich
habe 25 Prozent meines persönlichen Vermögens für wohltätige Zwecke
verschenkt. Und ich habe auch zugesagt, die restlichen 25 % in diesem
Jahr 2022 an Einzelpersonen zu verschenken. Ich habe beschlossen,
2.200.000,00 Euro (zwei Millionen zweihunderttausend Euro) an Sie zu
spenden. Wenn Sie an meiner Spende interessiert sind, kontaktieren Sie
mich bitte unter: stefanopessina022@gmail.com
Für mehr Information. Unter folgendem Link können Sie auch mehr über
mich erfahren

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefano_Pessina
Herzlicher Gruss
CEO Walgreens Boots Alliance

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