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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: maureensmithhelp2020@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 15:35:21 -0500
Subject: Request to visit URL

Hi € 750.000,00 EUR SPENDE
Your friend MRS MAUREEN SMITH requested you to visit the page at


Hallo, ich bringe Ihnen und Ihrem Haushalt heute gute Nachrichten. Vielen Dank, dass Sie mir helfen, von dieser lebensverändernden Geschichte zu profitieren. Siebenhundertfünfzigtausend Euro (€ 750.000,00 EUR ) wurden Ihnen von David Kaltschmidt, 55, und Maureen Smith, 70, aus Melbourne Beach, Florida, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, gespendet, die den Powerball-Jackpot in Höhe von 327 Millionen US-Dollar gewonnen haben um 13:30 Uhr EDT. Kontaktieren Sie sie per E-Mail für weitere Informationen: maureensmithhelp2020@gmail.com

Vielen Dank und ich hoffe, von Ihnen zu hören, damit ich Ihnen weitere Informationen darüber zusenden kann. Ich mache dieses Angebot tatsächlich 100 Personen und 28 haben ihr Angebot erhalten, ich hoffe, Sie werden das gleiche Zeugnis haben.. KONTAKTIEREN SIE IHR MANAGEMENT PER E-MAIL FÜR MEHR DETAILS:: maureensmithhelp2020@gmail.com

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