419 scam: Bill Lawrence <volnei.tesser@bentogoncalves.rs.gov.br> =?utf-8?Q?Hallo_Sie_haben_eine_Spende_von_=E2=82=AC

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

Fraud email example:

From: Bill Lawrence <volnei.tesser@bentogoncalves.rs.gov.br>
Reply-To: Bill Lawrence <billlawrencedonationorg@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2021 18:10:03 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Hallo_Sie_haben_eine_Spende_von_=E2=82=AC_2.000.000,00?=

Sehr geehrter Herr / Frau,Wir sind das Microsoft-Team. Herr Bill Lawrance hat am 16. Dezember 2019 den PowerBall-Jackpot in HÃ¶he von 150 Millionen US-Dollar gewonnen und sich freiwillig entschieden, Ihnen im Rahmen eines eigenen WohltÃ¤tigkeitsprojekts die Summe von (2.000.000,00 â‚¬) zu spenden, um das Leben von 8-10 zu verbessern glÃ¼ckliche Menschen auf der ganzen Welt plus 10 enge Freunde und Familie. Wir glauben, dass uns diese wunderbare Gelegenheit von Gott gegeben wurde und wir sie nicht ganz fÃ¼r uns behalten kÃ¶nnen. Ihre E-Mail-Adresse wurde ihm vom Microsoft-Team Ã¼bermittelt, aus dem wir Sie ausgewÃ¤hlt haben. Sie kÃ¶nnen dies Ã¼berprÃ¼fen, indem Sie die folgenden Webseiten besuchen und Ihre E-Mail senden Antwort zurÃ¼ck an Herrn Bill Lawrence.https://www.powerball.com/winner-story/150-million-powerball-ticket-claimedbehauptet Und noch etwas, diese Spende ist an Sie gerichtet, um Ihnen zu ermÃ¶glichen, Ihre persÃ¶nlichen Anliegen zu stÃ¤rken und vor allem um ihm groÃŸzÃ¼gig zu helfen, den weniger Privilegierten, Waisen und WohltÃ¤tigkeitsorganisationen in Ihrer NÃ¤he die Hand zu geben. Bitte kontaktieren Sie ihn hier zurÃ¼ck an seine private E-Mail untenBill Lawrence
E-Mail: billlawrencedonationorg@gmail.com

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