419 scam: YOUTUBE DONATION <cesare.bassani@comune.carrara.ms.it> ***SPAM***YOUTUBE DONATION

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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.
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)
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.
- stdukefoundation@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: YOUTUBE DONATION <cesare.bassani@comune.carrara.ms.it>
Reply-To: "YOUTUBE DONATION " <stdukefoundation@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2021 12:36:11 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ***SPAM***YOUTUBE DONATION

GREETINGS TO YOU,

I am writing this email to you that you are among the 20 families that will earn $1,500,000,00 each for the on-going YOUTUBE DONATION BENEFIT due to the COVID19 Pandemic, YouTube is currently donating this amount to 20 people whom have used YouTube before and on this receipt your email has been selected as one of the lucky winners that will receive $1,500,000,00 from YOUTUBE.
Contact our Agent Mr. Jack via email stdukefoundation@hotmail.com for more information.

AVVISO DI RISERVATEZZA
Le informazioni contenute in questo messaggio di posta elettronica e gli eventuali allegati sono strettamente riservati e sono indirizzati esclusivamente al destinatario.
La riservatezza della presente e-mail e' tutelata dal Regolamento UE 679/2016 e dal d.lgs. n. 196/2003 come modificato dal d.lgs. n. 101/2018.
Si prega di non fare copia, inoltrare a terzi o conservare tale messaggio se non si fosse il legittimo destinatario dello stesso.
La divulgazione o copia di questa comunicazione, se non espressamente e formalmente autorizzata dal mittente, comporta la violazione delle disposizioni in materia di protezione dei dati di cui alla citata normativa.
Qualora tale messaggio sia stato ricevuto per errore, si prega di darne immediata comunicazione al mittente e di provvedere immediatamente alla sua distruzione.

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