419 scam: "Sigrid Rausing" <sr@mail.co> Sigrid Rausing has sent you message on LinkedIn

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "sr.foundation@yandex.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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Sigrid Rausing" <sr@mail.co>
Reply-To: sr.foundation@yandex.com
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 20:08:24 -0500
Subject: Sigrid Rausing has sent you message on LinkedIn

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Sigrid Rausing =

Author, publisher, philanthropist =

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I am Mrs. Sigrid Rausing, a Swedish business tycoon, investor, and philan=
thropist. Who distributed approximately 208.3 million to human rights organ=
izations charity globally, and I also pledged to give away the rest of 25% =
this year 2018. However, your E-mail which was randomly selected by Google =
Inc.
As an active linkedin user to receive a donation of One Million Dollars as =
part of Sigrid Rausing charity project. Kindly Confirm ownership of your E-=
mail by contacting Sigrid Rausing via email for claim.
You can also read more about Sigrid Rausing via the link https://en.wikiped=
ia.org/wiki/Sigrid_Rausing
Contact me via my E-mail: sr.foundation@yandex.com
Sigrid Rausing
Author, publisher, philanthropist
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You received an invitation to connect. LinkedIn will use your email addr=
ess to make suggestions to our members in features like People You May Know=
. Unsubscribe =

This email was intended. Learn why we included this. =

If you need assistance or have questions, please contact LinkedIn Custome=
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=A9 2018, LinkedIn Corporation. 2029 Stierlin Ct. Mountain View, CA 94043=
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