419 scam: Warren Buffett <support@secure-dlva.ml> Hello My Beloved One

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
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.
- mrwarrenbuffett19@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Warren Buffett <support@secure-dlva.ml>
Reply-To: warrenbuffett397@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 07:22:56 -0500
Subject: Hello My Beloved One

Dear,

I hope this information reach to you well as I know you will be
curious to know why how I selected you to receive a cash sum of
($1,500,000.00} One Million
Five Hundred Thousand United Dollars,our information below is 100%
legitimate,I Mr Warren Edward Buffett and my wife Susan American
business magnate investor and philanthropist. Am the most successful
investor in the world today and Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway,,I and
my wife Susan mapping out this donation funds every Year to 20
countries all over the world where our company is been located in the
world.

My wife and I decided to donate the sum of $1,500,000.00 USD to you
as part of our charity project to improve the lot of 20 lucky
individuals all over the world from our $16.5 Billion Usd I and My
Wife Mapped out to help people before she died. We prayed and searched
over the internet for assistance because i saw your profile on
Microsoft email owners list and picked you. Susan my wife and i have
decided to make sure this is put on the internet for the world to see.
my wife has cancer and she died at Colchester regional hospital, my
wife just didn't die but she was a great person and I miss her so much
and this is why I have decided to do one thing I promised her forever.
as you could see from the web page above, am not getting any younger
and you can imagine having no much time to live. although am a
Billionaire Investor and we have helped some charity organizations
from our Fund.

Use the money wisely, we only want to feel good by helping people this
time of the year, this is the only thing that makes my wife happy

Send your mail to ( mrwarrenbuffett19@gmail.com ) to enable me give
you more details about this Donation

Thanks
buffett.

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