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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: huu.tai@primelabo.com.vn
Reply-To: info@emteslastock.com
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 02:27:27 +0200
Subject: Sie haben 18.087, 71 Tesla-Aktien zu 228,
0 $ pro Aktie (TSLA) im Wert von 4.124.270, 00 $ gewonnen.

Diese E-Mail stammt von Elon Musk und dem Gründer, CEO und Chefingenieur des SpaceX-Teams; Frühphaseninvestor, CEO und Produktarchitekt von Tesla, Inc.; Gründer von The Boring Company; und Mitbegründer von Neuralink und OpenAI. Mit einem geschätzten Nettovermögen von rund 245 Milliarden US-Dollar. Ihre E-Mail-Adresse wurde zufällig aus der E-Mail-Datenbank der USA, Kanadas und Europas ausgewählt und Sie haben 18.087,71 Tesla-Aktien zu 228,0 $ pro Aktie (TSLA) im Wert von 4.124.270,00 $ gewonnen. Bitte nehmen Sie diese E-Mail ernst, indem Sie auf diese E-Mail antworten oder sich für einen Anspruch an (info@emteslastock.com) wenden.

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