419 scam: Shiv Nadar Foundation <highcomm696@gmail.com> Donation Of $1,500.000.00 for you

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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:
- ",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.
- shivnadarfoundation768@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Shiv Nadar Foundation <highcomm696@gmail.com>
Reply-To: shivnadarfoundation768@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2020 20:57:34 +0100
Subject: Donation Of $1,500.000.00 for you

Hi,

Congratulations from the Shiv Nadar Philanthropies Foundation, where
life changing opportunities and cash are given-out on a daily basis.
The foundation/founder has indeed been a great Philanthropist to this
generation and is truly committed to "giving while living," We are
pleased to inform you that you are one (1) of the lucky people to
benefit and receive $ 1,500,000.00 USD from our foundation's ongoing
goodwill project, grant/donations program. Mr. Shiv Nadar is an Indian
billionaire industrialist and philanthropist. He is the founder and
chairman of HCL and the Shiv Nadar Foundation. Nadar founded HCL in
the mid-1970s and transformed the IT hardware company into an IT
enterprise over the next three decades by constantly reinventing his
company's focus.

Is this message sent to a valid e-mail account? Your email account was
randomly selected to receive a cash donation of $ 1,500,000.00 USD
from the Philanthropist. If this is a valid e-mail account, contact us
immediately for a comprehensive informationa.

For more details visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiv_Nadar or
Google Shiv Nadar.

Contact E-mail( shivnadarfoundation768@gmail.com )

Sincerely,

Pooja Sikka
Manager, Corporate Communication
HCL Corporation & Shiv Nadar Foundation

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