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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: Dee Illuminati <maciaswalterj@gmail.com>
Reply-To: illuminati0iam.org@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 17:45:46 -0700
Subject: RE


Hallo Auserwählte des Lichts,

Sie wurden von der Großen Bruderschaft der Illuminati als Mitglied dieser
Familie ausgewählt; Sie haben in den Augen des Großen Schöpfers Gunst
gefunden und daher diese edle Einladung, Mitglied der Elite-Familie zu sein.

Möchten Sie der Großen Illuminati-Bruderschaft beitreten, um im Leben
reich, berühmt und beschützt zu werden, schließen Sie sich uns noch heute
an und lösen Sie Ihre finanziellen Probleme, wenn Sie Mitglied der
Illuminati werden möchten
KONTAKTIERE UNS JETZT.


E-Mail: *illuminati0iam.org@gmail.com <illuminati0iam.org@gmail.com>*


Jeff Breeze – Diener des Lichts,
C/o The Illuminati Family.

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