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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "info@buffettcharity.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: noreply
Reply-To: info@buffettcharity.com
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 02:48:21 +0800
Subject: =?utf-8?q?Gl=C3=BCckwunsch?=

GlÃ¼ckwunsch

Mein Name ist Warren E. Buffett, ein amerikanischer Wirtschaftsmagnat, Investor und Philanthrop. Ich bin der erfolgreichste Investor der Welt. Ich glaube fest daran, wÃ¤hrend des Lebens zu geben.â€œ Ich hatte eine Idee, die sich nie in meiner Meinung geÃ¤ndert hat, dass Sie Ihr VermÃ¶gen verwenden sollten, um Menschen zu helfen, und ich habe beschlossen, {Â£ 3.500.000,00} drei Millionen fÃ¼nfhunderttausend britische Pfund an zufÃ¤llig ausgewÃ¤hlte Personen zu spenden weltweit. Nach Erhalt dieses Schreibens sollten Sie sich zu den GlÃ¼cklichen zÃ¤hlen, da Ihre E-Mail-Adresse bei einer zufÃ¤lligen Online-Suche ausgewÃ¤hlt wurde. Bitte melden Sie sich so bald wie mÃ¶glich bei mir, bevor ich zu meiner Behandlung nach GroÃŸbritannien reise, damit ich Bescheid weiÃŸ
Ihre E-Mail-Adresse ist gÃ¼ltig. (info@buffettcharity.com)

Vielen Dank, dass Sie unser Angebot angenommen haben. Wir sind Ihnen in der Tat dankbar. Sie kÃ¶nnen meinen Namen googeln, um weitere Informationen zu erhalten: Warren Buffet ODER Sie besuchen meine WohltÃ¤tigkeitswebsite: www.buffettcharity.com

Gott segne dich.

Mit bestem GruÃŸ

Herr Warren E. Buffett, milliardenschwerer Investor

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