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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: Kerstin Glaser Gift Foundation' <diputadocosso@hcder.gov.ar>
Reply-To: kerstinglasercharitygroup@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2023 09:02:39 -0700
Subject: =?utf-8?q?Reagujte_na_reklam=C3=A1cie_ASAP!?=


Lieber geliebter Ich freue mich sehr, meine Geschichte mit Ihnen zu teilen,=
Frau Kerstin Glaser, eine 67-j=E4hrige Frau aus Vernon, die am 6. Januar d=
ie einzige Powerball-Jackpot-Gewinnerin von 559,7 Millionen US-Dollar war, =
hat sich in die Geschichte von Garden State eingepr=E4gt. Deshalb spende ic=
h einen Teil meines Jackpots und habe zu wenige gl=FCckliche Gewinner im ge=
samten europ=E4ischen Land gewonnen. Ich spende Ihnen den Betrag von 1.800.=
000,00 Euro aus meinem gewonnenen Jackpot in H=F6he von 559,7 Millionen US-=
Dollar. Z=F6gern Sie nicht, sich f=FCr Anspr=FCche auf Ihre Spendengelder p=
er E-Mail an kerstinglasercharitygroup@gmail.com zu wenden

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