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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: "Büro Die Genehmigung" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info@centralei.info>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:57:16 -0700
Subject: Herzliche Glückwünsche Der Gewinner

European Union Lottery Gewinner 2022
Telephone   :  +34 603-334-134
Fax Number : +34-919-036-261
www.national-lottery.com
E-Mail Address:   info@centralist.info
 
Atten: Bitte
Diese Informationen stammen vom Vorstand
 
Bitte lesen Sie den Anhang
das Endergebnis wurde veröffentlicht
 
Befolgen Sie die Anweisungen und fordern Sie Ihre Gewinne aus der Sommerlotterie an
keine Zahlung ist erforderlich
Dies ist ein kostenloses Online-Spiel,
 
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
 
Sekretärin
 
Frau Susanne Maria Thompson
European Union Lottery office
 

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