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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: "Stephan Ernst Schmidheiny"<dinkominfo@bojonegorokab.go.id>
Reply-To: stepernsch12@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 13:13:11 +0300
Subject: Spende!/ Donation!

Sehr geehrter Begünstigter,

Aufgrund der wirtschaftlichen Situation in ganz Europa haben ich und meine Familie beschlossen, Ihnen die Summe von 950.000,00 € für wohltätige Zwecke zu spenden.

Mein Name ist Stephan Ernst Schmidheiny, ein Schweizer Unternehmer. Antworten Sie, um weitere Informationen über mich zu erhalten und warum Sie für diese Spende ausgewählt wurden.

Meine besonderen Grüße an Sie.
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Dear beneficiary,

Due to the economic situation across Europe, I and my family have decided to donate the sum of €950,000.00 to you for charity purposes.

My name is Stephan Ernst Schmidheiny a Swiss entrepreneur. Reply to get more information about me and why you were chosen for this donation.

My special greetings to you.

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