419 scam: Michell Dolls <lawrencegerier@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?Q?Eine_kurze_Erinnerung_an_eine_Spende_von_550=2E000=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:

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: Michell Dolls <lawrencegerier@gmail.com>
Reply-To: michelldolls@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2021 00:12:00 -0700
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Eine_kurze_Erinnerung_an_eine_Spende_von_550=2E000=E2=82=AC_?=
=?UTF-8?Q?an_Sie?=

Guten Tag,

Ich bin Michael Dell, der Vorsitzende und CEO des
Computerunternehmens Dell, ein Wirtschaftsmagnat, Investor und
Philanthrop. Ich bin der Direktor der Michael and Susan Dell
Foundation, die vor allem in den Bereichen Bildung, Soziales, Kunst
und Kultur sowie Gemeindeentwicklung tÃ¤tig ist. Aufgrund der jÃ¼ngsten
Pandemie des Coronavirus (COVID-19). Ich mÃ¶chte 25 zufÃ¤llig
ausgewÃ¤hlten DELL-Kunden in verschiedenen LÃ¤ndern â‚¬550.000,00 USD
spenden, um Gemeinden und weniger Privilegierten in eurer Umgebung zu
helfen, da ich selbst nicht alle erreichen kann. Herzlichen
GlÃ¼ckwunsch, eine Spende in HÃ¶he von â‚¬550.000,00 wurde an Sie
Ã¼berwiesen. Wenn Sie an meiner Spende interessiert sind und wissen
mÃ¶chten, wie Sie sie in Anspruch nehmen kÃ¶nnen, kontaktieren Sie mich
bitte jetzt fÃ¼r weitere Informationen. Und Sie kÃ¶nnen auch mehr Ã¼ber
mich lesen Ã¼ber den Link unten
https://www.foundationguide.org/philanthropists/michael-saul-dell/

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