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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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Fraud email example:

From: Stefano Pessina <nguyenthihao@dienmayviethan.vn>
Reply-To: "stefanopessina346@gmail.com" <stefanopessina346@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2023 01:56:47 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Herzlichen_Gl=C3=BCckwunsch?=





Hallo,Ich bin Stefano Pessina, ein italienischer Business -Tycoon, Investor und Philanthrop. Der stellvertretende Vorsitzende, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) und der größte Anteilseigner der Walgreens Boots Alliance. Ich gab 25 Prozent meines persönlichen Vermögens an wohltätige Zwecke. Und ich habe mich auch verpflichtet, den Rest von 25% in diesem Jahr 2023 an Einzelpersonen zu verschenken. Ich habe beschlossen, Ihnen 4.000.000,00 € (nur vier Millionen Euro) an Sie zu spenden. Wenn Sie an meiner Spende interessiert sind, kontaktieren Sie mich über stefanopessina346@gmail.com, um weitere Informationen zu erhalten. Sie können auch über den Link unten mehr über mich lesenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/stefano_pessinaHerzlicher Gruss
CEO Walgreens Boots Alliance

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