419 scam: harris@ubaldoschmidt.ga =?utf-8?q?Das_Paket_wird_geliefert=2C_best=C3=A4tigen

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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 fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +34603237692 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: harris@ubaldoschmidt.ga
Reply-To: salamancajesus@gmx.es
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:48:10 -0700
Subject: =?utf-8?q?Das_Paket_wird_geliefert=2C_best=C3=A4tigen_Sie!!?=

Batch Number: 14/0017/MN http://loteria.rtve.es OFFIZIELLE GEWINNBENACHRITI=
GUNG Wir sind erfreut ihnen mitteilen zu konnen, das die gewinnliste die EU=
ROMILLION/INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION am 04 Januar. 20201erschienen ist=
, vorbei Co-organisiert World Tourism Organization/Spanish Ministerio de To=
urismo. Ihr e-mail wurde auf dem los mit dir nummer: (721-524-27756) und mi=
t der seriennummer:{52136/2013} zugelassen und die Glucksnummer: 66513. Sie=
haben in der zweite (2) kategorie gewonnen. Sie sind damit Gewinner von 1,=
200,000.00 Euro (Eine Million Zweihunderttausend Euro), im Bargeld genehmig=
t worden, die wird gutgeschrieben Refrenz Nr: [WNT/25456009/EU] HERZLICHEN =
GL=DCCKWUNSCH!!! Ihre Gewinne werden bei einer Sicherheitsfirma hinterlegt =
und auf deren Namen versichert. Um Komplikationen bei der Auszahlung zu ver=
meiden, bitten wir Sie, diese offizielle Mitteilung bis zur =DCberweisung d=
es Geldes an Sie geheim zu halten. Alle Gewinner wurden durch einen Compute=
rprozess aus 45.000.00 Namen und E-Mails aus ganz Europa, Asien, Australien=
und Amerika im Rahmen unseres internationalen F=F6rderprogramms ausgew=E4h=
lt, das wir einmal im Jahr durchf=FChren. AXA SEGUROS MADRID-SPANIEN AUSLAN=
D ANSPRECH PARTNER: Name: DON ANGEL GOMEZ. Kontakt-Telefon: +34 603 237 692=
Kontakt Fax-Nummer: +34 917 919 028 Kontakt E-Mail-Adresse: donangelgomez@=
gmail.com Bitte denken sie daran jeder gewinnanspruch muss bis zum 26 Mai. =
2021. Angemeldete sein. Jeder nicht angemeldet Gewinnanspruch verfallt und =
geht zuruck an das MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA. Bitte denken sie auch=
daran das 5% ihres gewinnes an die sicherheitsfirma AXA SEGUROS S.A geht. =
Dir 5% sind erst nach erhalt des gewinnes fallig da der gewinn in ihren nam=
en versichert ist. BITTE AUSFUILLEN DEIN DATAS AUS UNTEN. 1.Name:__________=
_____2.NachNamen__________________________3.Plz______ 4. Adresse___________=
____________5. Nationalitat:__________________6.Beruf 7.Geburtsdatum:______=
__________8. Stat:___________ 9. Telefon:______________________,10. Mobil:_=
__ 11.Gewinn Summe___________12.Email:____________________14.Geschlecht:___=
_________ Mit freundlichen Grussen Salamanca Jesus, Sekret=E4rin, Online Lo=
ttery Department Warenzeichen, eingetragenen Warenzeichen sind Eigentum der=
jeweiligen Inhaber. Copyright =A9 2020-2021. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.=20=

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