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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "elizabethdonation@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- buffettwarrene73@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Maria Elisabeth Schaeffler <nigel.butler@unicombox.co.uk>
Reply-To: buffettwarrene73@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 22:18:03 +0000
Subject: FUND DONATION
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Dear beneficially email-ID
My name is Maria Elisabeth Schaeffler, a German entrepreneur, investor
and philanthropist. I am the Chairman of Wipro Limited.
Please visit my page:
https://www.forbes.com/profile/maria-elisabeth-schaeffler-thumann/#443b4a6e19c7
or Google my name ( Maria Elisabeth Schaeffler ) for more information
about me.
My billionaire was a gift from God and I have decided to use this year
2023 to praise Almighty God by giving twenty-five million euros each to
five lucky people around the world and upon receipt of this email
messages, you should consider yourself the lucky individual because your
name and Email ID is among those selected to receive Twenty Five Million
Euro from Deutsche Bank Finland program as a free gift money.
if you are interested, send your full name, home address and telephone
phone number to ( buffettwarrene73@gmail.com or
Elizabethdonation@outlook.com ) for more informations.
May the good lord bless your heart to be a blessing to your family and
your society once my gift funds donation gets to you.
Congratulation once again.
Best Regards
Managing Director Wipro Limited
Ms. Maria Elisabeth Schaeffler
German entrepreneur
investor and philanthropist
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