419 scam: Mavis Wanczyck <lbibbo@psico.edu.uy> =?utf-8?Q?Betreff:_[Spenden-Newsletter_f=C3=BCr

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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: "maviswan68@gmail.com" <maviswan68@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 00:44:30 -0300 (ART)
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Betreff:_[Spenden-Newsletter_f=C3=BCr_Wohlt=C3=A4tigkeit?=
=?utf-8?Q?sorganisationen]_Gl=C3=BCckw=C3=BCnsche_-_5.000.000_USD]?=

Sie erhalten diese E-Mail von Frau Mavis Wanczyk, einer Sachbearbeiterin in der Pflegeabteilung des Mercy Medical Center in Springfield und Gewinnerin des Powerball Lottery Jackpot in HÃ¶he von 758,7 Millionen US-Dollar Sie darÃ¼ber informieren, dass Google in Zusammenarbeit mit Microsoft Ihre "E-Mail-Adresse" auf meine Anfrage Ã¼bermittelt hat, dass Sie einen Scheck / Scheck Ã¼ber 5 Millionen US-Dollar erhalten. Da ich einen Teil meines Jackpots spenden mÃ¶chte, danke ich Gott fÃ¼r alles, was ich fÃ¼r den Urlaub und den neuen Job bisher gebraucht habe, um diese TrÃ¤ume zu verwirklichen. siehe Beweis unten; https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/24/massachusetts-powerball-jackpot-758-million-lottery Bitte teilen Sie mir Ihren vollstÃ¤ndigen Namen, Ihr Alter, Ihre Anschrift, Ihre Telefonnummer und Ihren Beruf mit Sie erhalten einen Scheck Ã¼ber 5 Millionen US-Dollar.
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Mit freundlichen GrÃ¼ÃŸen,
Wanczyk Mavis
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Powerball Lotto Gewinner
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