419 scam: "Mr. Bill Gates" <glaucia.abreu@ufes.br> Hello

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Bill Gates" <glaucia.abreu@ufes.br>
Reply-To: billgte1@outlook.com
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2019 09:30:34 +0100
Subject: Hello

I hope this information meet you well as I know you will be curious to
know why I selected you to receive a sum of $5,000,000.00 USD. The
information below is 100% legitimate, please see the link below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation

My wife and I decided to donate the sum of $5,000,000.00 USD to you as
part of our charity project to improve the 10 lucky individuals all over
the world from our 65 Billion USD, My Wife and I Mapped out to help
people. We prayed and searched over the internet for assistance and I
saw your profile on Microsoft email owners list and picked you.

To facilitate the payment process of the funds ( $5,000,000.00 USD )
which have been donated solely to you, you are to send me the follow
below:

Your Full Names.................
Your Contact Address................
Your Personal Telephone Number...............

Send the above details to me so that I can forward your payment
information to you immediately. I am hoping that you will be able to use
the money wisely and judiciously over there in your City. Please you
have to do your part to also alleviate the level of poverty in your
region, help as many you can help once you have this money in your
personal account because that is the only objective of donating this
money to you in the first place.

Thank you for accepting our offer, we are indeed grateful and you can
Google my name for more information: Mr Bill Gates or Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation.

Remain Blessed.

Regards,
Mr Bill Gates

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