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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: "Hossa" <administrator@nsc.in>
Reply-To: hossaplattner@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 22:39:47 +0100
Subject:

Ich bin *Hossa Plattner*, ein indisches Wirtschaftsmagazin,
Investoren und Philanthropen. Ich bin Vorsitzender von chairman of the supervisory board of SAP SE .
Ich habe 25 Prozent meines Privatvermögens
Anwendungen. Und ich habe auch den Rest von 25 % versprochen
verschenken im Jahr 2024. Ich habe beschlossen, Ihnen vier Millionen Euro zu geben Spende *. Wenn Sie Interesse an meiner Spende haben,
Kontaktieren Sie mich für weitere Informationen. Ich will es auch
Sobald Sie das Geld erhalten, sind Sie Teil meiner gemeinnützigen Stiftung, damit wir die Armen versöhnen können
Helfen

Kontaktieren Sie sie per E-Mail für weitere Informationen:
hossaplattner@gmail.com

Dein
Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats der SAP SE
Hossa Plattner

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