419 scam: "Richard Grenell Ambassador." <www.usa.imf.office@gmail.com> IHR FONDS 15 MILLIONEN EURO IST JETZT BEREIT.

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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.
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.
- germany.ambassador@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Richard Grenell Ambassador." <www.usa.imf.office@gmail.com>
Reply-To: germany.ambassador@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2020 08:35:54 +0100
Subject: IHR FONDS 15 MILLIONEN EURO IST JETZT BEREIT.

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Hallo, mein Name ist Richard Grenell.Botschafter Deutschlands in den
Vereinigten Staaten.Ich melde mich bei Ihnen, weil ich vor 6 Tagen mit
dem PrÃ¤sidenten der Vereinigten Staaten zusammen war.Ich habe einen
Papierfonds von 15 Millionen Euro gesehen Das ist deins.nach einer
Diskussion mit dem PrÃ¤sidenten Ã¼ber den Fonds,Der PrÃ¤sident sagte mir,
dass er seitdem auf Ihre Nachricht wartet.Ã¼ber den Fonds,aber wenn ich
dich finden kann,Der Fonds wird an Sie Ã¼berwiesen.Wenn Sie Interesse an
dem Fonds haben, kontaktieren Sie mich bitte unter dieser E-Mail-Adresse
(germany.ambassador@yahoo.com) oder unter der Telefonnummer von My
Washington DC. +1 (202) 996 4438.Diese Informationen werden benÃ¶tigt,
damit die 15 Millionen Euro sofort auf Ihr Bankkonto Ã¼berwiesen werden
kÃ¶nnen.

Ihr vollstÃ¤ndiger Name ==========
Ihre Privatadresse =========
Ihre Telefonnummer ========
Ihr Land ==========
Dein Alter ===========

Bankkontoname ===== - =
Bankkontonummer =====
Bankname ===========
Bankadresse ========
IBAN-Nummer =======

Mit freundlichen GrÃ¼ÃŸen

Richard Grenell,

Botschafter Deutschlands in den Vereinigten Staaten.

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