419 scam: Sir Warren Buffett <arikfly.loans@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?B?SGVyemxpY2hlIEdsw7xja3fDvG5zY2hl?=

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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: Sir Warren Buffett <arikfly.loans@gmail.com>
Reply-To: warrenebuffett2@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2021 13:47:20 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?SGVyemxpY2hlIEdsw7xja3fDvG5zY2hl?=

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Hallo,

Mein Name ist Warren E. Buffett, ein amerikanischer GeschÃ¤ftsmann,
Investor und Philanthrop. Ich bin der erfolgreichste Investor der Welt
und CEO von Berkshire Hathaway. Ich bin fest davon Ã¼berzeugt, dass ich
eine Idee hatte, die sich nie geÃ¤ndert hat. dass Sie Ihr VermÃ¶gen
nutzen sollten, um Menschen zu helfen, und ich beschloss,
{3.500.000,00} drei Millionen Euro an zufÃ¤llig ausgewÃ¤hlte Menschen
weltweit zu spenden. Wenn Sie nach Erhalt dieser E-Mail fÃ¼r wohltÃ¤tige
Zwecke in europÃ¤ischen LÃ¤ndern spenden, sollten Sie sich als
glÃ¼ckliche Person bezeichnen. Ihre E-Mail-Adresse wurde bei der
zufÃ¤lligen Suche online ausgewÃ¤hlt. Bitte kontaktieren Sie mich so
schnell wie mÃ¶glich, damit ich weiÃŸ, dass Ihre E-Mail-Adresse gÃ¼ltig
ist.

Besuchen Sie diese Seite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett
oder googeln Sie meinen Namen fÃ¼r weitere Informationen: (Warren
Buffett).

Auf deine Antwort wartend.

Mit freundlichen GrÃ¼ÃŸen,
Mr. Warren Buffett MilliardÃ¤r Investor
GeschÃ¤ftsfÃ¼hrer: Berkshire Hathaway
http: //www.berkshirehathaway.com / ...

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