419 scam: <Hohn> =?utf-8?q?Congratulation=2C_You_have_won_=C2=A3

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (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.
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.
- chrishohn85@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <Hohn>
Reply-To: chrishohn85@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2022 01:53:05 -0800
Subject: =?utf-8?q?Congratulation=2C_You_have_won_=C2=A3_1=2C000=2C000=2E00?=

Hello,

My name is Sir Christopher Anthony Hohn born in October 1966. I'm a British billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist. As of 2014, I had given over $4.5 billion to the Children's investment fund foundation, Churches, organizations, and orphanage homes. In April 2020, I made a £2.4 million donation to purchase around 100 SAMBA II machines to test for COVID-19. And in the year 2021/2022, I decided to give away £ 1,000,000.00 to the individual, who must have received this message. If you must have received this message, know that your email address is among the lucky winnings of my £1,000,000.00 donation and your winning Reference number is ZKHRG45K. If you are interested in this donation, please contact me for more information via: chrishohn85@gmail.com

You can also find more about me at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hohn

Warm Regard
Hedge funds-Manager
Sir Christopher Anthony Hohn

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