419 scam: Mavis L. Wanczyk <service@real-ptt.net> =?utf-8?q?Ich=2C_Mavis_Wanczyk=2C_spendet_dir_5=2C8_Millionen_Dollar=2E

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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 L. Wanczyk <service@real-ptt.net>
Reply-To: mavislwanczyk1987@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 02:10:11 +0100
Subject: =?utf-8?q?Ich=2C_Mavis_Wanczyk=2C_spendet_dir_5=2C8_Millionen_Dollar=2E_K?=
=?utf-8?q?ontaktieren_Sie_mich_f=C3=BCr_Anspr=C3=BCche?=

Lieber Freund,
Ich bin Frau Mavis Wanczyk. Ich habe am 25. August die 759-Millionen-Dolla=
r-Powerball-Lotterie gewonnen. 2017 Ich spende an 5 zuf=E4llige Personen. W=
enn Sie diese E-Mail erhalten, wurde Ihre E-Mail f=FCr einen Spinball ausge=
w=E4hlt. Ich habe den gr=F6=DFten Teil meines Verm=F6gens an eine Reihe von=
Wohlt=E4tigkeitsorganisationen verteilt. Ich habe mich freiwillig entschlo=
ssen, Ihnen den Betrag von =20AC 5.800.000,00 zu spenden, einer der ausgew=
=E4hlten 5, um meine Gewinne zu =FCberpr=FCfen. Siehe meine You Tube-Seite =
unten.
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/08/24/powerball-lottery-winner-mavis-wancz=
yk-comes-forward-massachusetts
Dies ist Ihr Spendencode: [DF00430342018]
Antworten Sie auf diese E-Mail mit dem Spendencode: mavislwanczyk1987@gmai=
l.com
=

Ich hoffe, Sie und Ihre Familie gl=FCcklich zu machen.
Sch=F6ne Gr=FC=DFe
Frau Mavis Wanczyk

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