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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: richar2_66@live.de
Reply-To: azhashimpremji@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2023 23:32:29 -0800
Subject: GELDSPENDE AN SIE

Ich bin Azim Hashim Premji, ein indischer Wirtschaftsmagnat, Investor und Philanthrop. Vorsitzender von Wipro Limited. Ich habe 25 Prozent meines persönlichen Vermögens für wohltätige Zwecke gespendet. Und ich habe auch versprochen, die restlichen 25% in diesem Jahr 2023 an Einzelpersonen zu verschenken. Ich habe beschlossen, Ihnen $3.850.000,00 für humanitäre Zwecke und gemeinnützige Zwecke zu spenden. Wenn Sie an meiner Spende interessiert sind, kontaktieren Sie mich für weitere Informationen per E-Mail: azhashimpremji@gmail.com

Du kannst auch über den untenstehenden Link mehr über mich lesen

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azim_Premji

Herzlicher Gruss
CEO Wipro Limited
Azim Hashim Premji

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