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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: "NT" <""@ue25dediciembre.com>
Reply-To: azimpremjifoundation44@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 14:35:57 +0100
Subject: RE: CASH DONATION TO YOU=====GELDSPENDE AN SIE

Congratulations from the Azim Premji Philanthropies Foundation-India, where life changing opportunities and cash are given-out on a daily basis! Our foundation/founder has indeed been a great Philanthropist to this generation and is truly committed to “giving while living,”. However, We are pleased to inform you that you are one (1) of the lucky people to benefit and receive 600,000.00EUR from our foundation’s ongoing good will project, grant/donations program.

Is this message sent to a valid e-mail account? Your email account was randomly selected to receive a cash donation of 600,000.00EUR from the Philanthropist. If this is a valid e-mail account, then click reply to contact us directly for comprehensive information.

For more details visit ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azim_Premji ) or Google Azim Premji.

Sincerely,

Dileep Ranjekar,
CEO, Azim Premji Foundation

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Herzlichen Glückwunsch von der Azim Premji Philanthropies Foundation-Indien, wo täglich lebensverändernde Möglichkeiten und Geld verteilt werden! Unsere Stiftung/Gründerin war in der Tat ein großartiger Philanthrop für diese Generation und hat sich wirklich dem „Geben während des Lebens“ verschrieben. Wir freuen uns jedoch, Ihnen mitteilen zu können, dass Sie einer (1) der glücklichen Menschen sind, die 600.000,00 EUR aus dem laufenden Wohltätigkeitsprojekt, Zuschuss-/Spendenprogramm unserer Stiftung erhalten.

Wird diese Nachricht an ein gültiges E-Mail-Konto gesendet? Ihr E-Mail-Konto wurde zufällig ausgewählt, um eine Barspende in Höhe von 600.000,00 EUR vom Philanthropen zu erhalten. Wenn es sich um ein gültiges E-Mail-Konto handelt, klicken Sie auf „Antworten“, um uns direkt für umfassende Informationen zu kontaktieren.

Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azim_Premji) oder bei Google Azim Premji.

Aufrichtig,

Dileep Ranjekar,
CEO, Azim-Premji-Stiftung

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