419 scam: =?UTF-8?B?VVNBZsO8ciBFdXJvcMOkaXNjaGVz?= <ebonyadaku@gmail.com> Bonjour

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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: =?UTF-8?B?VVNBZsO8ciBFdXJvcMOkaXNjaGVz?= <ebonyadaku@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ultrasecurevault1@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2021 08:52:09 +0100
Subject: Bonjour

This email is sent to you for security reasons
and our recent records show that you are entitled to
receive an optional repayment from Seven Hundred and Fifty
Thousand US dollars in the Apex bank registered under yours
Found name and email account was your unclaimed one
Inheritance / profit / (money owed you) are waiting for one
undemanding transfer.

In light of this development, your advice is to us with yours
Full legal name .....................
Direct telephone .................................
And postal address ..................................
for possible consideration so that we can process the transfer
can immediately position you

Thank you and awaiting your urgent response

Kind regards,
Mrs. Sarah Ahmed.
Section / Help
USA for European debit reconciliation bureau
ID 447 UK-London ..
.....................................................................................
.....................................................................................

Diese E-Mail wird aus SicherheitsgrÃ¼nden an Sie gesendet MaÃŸnahmen
und unsere jÃ¼ngsten Aufzeichnungen zeigen, dass Sie berechtigt sind,
erhalten Sie eine optionale RÃ¼ckzahlung von Seven Hundred and Fifty
Thousand US Dollar, die in der unter Ihrem registrierten Apex-Bank
gefunden wurden Name und E-Mail-Konto, war Ihr nicht beanspruchtes
Erbe / Gewinn / (Ihnen geschuldetes Geld) warten auf eine
anspruchslose Ãœberweisung.

In Anbetracht dieser Entwicklung ist Ihr Rat, uns mit Ihrem
VollstÃ¤ndiger rechtlicher Name.....................
Direkttelefon .................................
Und Postanschrift ..................................
fÃ¼r eine mÃ¶gliche Gegenleistung, damit wir die Ãœbertragung bearbeiten
kÃ¶nnen sofort zu dir position

Vielen Dank und in Erwartung Ihrer dringenden Antwort

Mit freundlichen GrÃ¼ÃŸen,
Herrin Sarah Ahmed.
Sektion/Hilfe
USAfÃ¼rEuropÃ¤isches DebitabgleichsbÃ¼ro
ID 447 UK-London..

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