419 scam: "Mr. Warren E Buffett" <latfi@gerik.gov.my> =?utf-8?q?Gl=C3=BCcklicher

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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: "Mr. Warren E Buffett" <latfi@gerik.gov.my>
Reply-To: warrenebuffett2@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:03:40 -0500
Subject: =?utf-8?q?Gl=C3=BCcklicher_Gewinner?=

Gl=FCcklicher Gewinner Mein Name ist Warren E. Buffett, ein amerikanischer =
Gesch=E4ftsmann, Investor und Philanthrop. Ich bin der erfolgreichste Inves=
tor der Welt und CEO von Berkshire Hathaway. Ich bin fest davon =FCberzeugt=
, dass ich eine Idee hatte, die sich nie ge=E4ndert hat. dass Sie Ihr Verm=
=F6gen nutzen sollten, um Menschen zu helfen, und ih beschloss, {3.500.000,=
00} drei Millionen Euro an 10 zuf=E4llig ausgew=E4hlte Menschen in Europa w=
eltweit zu spenden. Wenn Sie nach Erhalt dieser E-Mail f=FCr wohlt=E4tige Z=
wecke in europ=E4ischen L=E4ndern spenden, sollten Sie sich als gl=FCcklich=
e Person bezeichnen. Ihre E-Mail-Adresse wurde bei der zuf=E4lligen Suche o=
nline ausgew=E4hlt. Bitte kontaktieren Sie mich so schnell wie m=F6glich, d=
amit ich wei=DF, dass Ihre E-Mail-Adresse g=FCltig ist. Besuchen Sie diese =
Seite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett oder googeln Sie meinen=
Namen f=FCr weitere Informationen: (Warren Buffett). Auf deine Antwort war=
tend. Mit freundlichen Gr=FC=DFen, Herr Warren Buffett Milliard=E4r Investo=
r Gesch=E4ftsf=FChrer: Berkshire Hathaway http: //www.berkshirehathaway.com=
/ ...=

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