419 scam: Maria Elisabeth" <info@match-area.de> 1.000.000,00 Euro zu spenden.

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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:

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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Maria Elisabeth" <info@match-area.de>
Reply-To: mariaelisabethschaeffler022@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:24:34 -0800
Subject: 1.000.000,00 Euro zu spenden.

Hallo, Ich bin Maria Elisabeth, eine deutsche Gesch=E4ftsfrau und Investori=
n. Nachdem ich meinen Mann im Krankenhausbett verloren hatte, bat er mich, =
einer guten Person wie Ihnen eine Spende von 1.000.000,00 Euro zu machen. I=
ch habe 35 Prozent meines Privatverm=F6gens f=FCr wohlt=E4tige Zwecke gespe=
ndet. Und ich habe au=DFerdem versprochen, die restlichen 35 % im Jahr 2024=
an Einzelpersonen zu verschenken. Ich habe beschlossen, Ihnen 1.000.000,00=
Euro zu spenden. Wenn Sie an meiner Spende interessiert sind, kontaktieren=
Sie mich bitte f=FCr weitere Informationen. Sie k=F6nnen auch unter dem fo=
lgenden Link mehr =FCber mich lesen. Sie finden es hier: https://en.wikiped=
ia.org/wiki/Maria-Elisabeth_Schaeffler =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Mit freundlichen Gr=FC=DFen, Frau Maria Elisabe=
th, Vorsitzende Supermarktkette. E-Mail: mariaelisabethschaeffler022@gmail.=
com=20

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