419 scam: MAVIS WANCZYK <plmobrien@gmail.com> (no subject)

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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: MAVIS WANCZYK <plmobrien@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mavis.wanczyk00100@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 21:16:15 +0000
Subject:

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Ich bin Frau Mavis Wanczyk, die Mega-Gewinnerin des Mega Millions
Jackpots in HÃ¶he von 758,7 Millionen US-Dollar. Ich spende an 100
zufÃ¤llige Personen. Wenn Sie diese E-Mail erhalten, wurde Ihr Name
nach einem Spinball ausgewÃ¤hlt. Ich habe den grÃ¶ÃŸten Teil meines
VermÃ¶gens auf eine Reihe von WohltÃ¤tigkeitsorganisationen verteilt.
Ich habe mich freiwillig entschlossen, Ihnen den Betrag von 980.000,00
EUROS als einen der ausgewÃ¤hlten 100 EUR zu spenden. Um meine Gewinne
zu Ã¼berprÃ¼fen, lesen Sie bitte meine You Tube-Seite unten.
Http://www.youtube.com/watch? V = SxCT2ti7wyo / http :
//Money.cnn.com/2017/08/23/News/Powerball-700-Million-Jackpot/Index.html
Kontaktieren Sie mich per E-Mail: mavis.wanczyk00100 @ gmail.com fÃ¼r
Informationen / AnsprÃ¼che.

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I'm Mrs. Mavis Wanczyk, the mega winner of $758.7 Million in Mega
Millions Jackpot, I'm donating to 100 random individuals if you get
this email then your name was selected after a spin ball. I have
spread most of my wealth over a number of charities and organizations.
I have voluntarily decided to donate the sum of â‚¬980,000.00 EUROS to
you as one of the selected 100, to verify my winnings please see my
you tube page below.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxCT2ti7wyo/
http://Money.cnn.com/2017/08/23/News/Powerball-700-Million-Jackpot/Index.html
Contact me via email: mavis.wanczyk00100 @gmail.com for info / claim.

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