419 scam: "Miss MacKenzie Scott. Tuttle" <postmaster@alnylam.com> US$1,500,000.00USD Donation for you and your family!

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss MacKenzie Scott. Tuttle" <postmaster@alnylam.com>
Reply-To: mackenziescotttuttle1@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2022 11:38:21 -0800
Subject: US$1,500,000.00USD Donation for you and your family!

US$1,500,000.00USD Donation for you and your family;

My name is MacKenzie Scott. Tuttle, I am an American novelist and
philanthropist, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who later
became the founder and CEO of Amazon. I believe strongly in â€œgiving
while livingâ€. My philosophy about life is that you should use your
wealth to help people and I have decided to secretly give
US$1,500,000.00USD to randomly selected individuals worldwide.

On receipt of this email, you should count yourself as the lucky
individual. Your email address was chosen online while searching at
random.

Kindly get back to me at your earliest convenience, so i know your email
address is valid.

Visit the web page to know more about
me:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacKenzie Bezos

Regards,
Miss MacKenzie Scott. Tuttle
Note: This message and any attachments are being sent by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and may be privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message or by sending an email to postmaster@alnylam.com and delete all copies of this message and any attachments, as any use, distribution or copying of this information is prohibited. Nothing contained herein shall constitute a binding legal obligation of Alnylam and any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Alnylam.

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