419 scam: Berkshire Hathaway Foundation <adamu2403@gmail.com> Geld Spenden

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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.
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.
- warrenbuffettfoundations@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Berkshire Hathaway Foundation <adamu2403@gmail.com>
Reply-To: warrenbuffettfoundations@aol.com
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:43:27 +0100
Subject: Geld Spenden

--
GrÃ¼ÃŸe
Herzlichen GlÃ¼ckwunsch Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, Dies ist der
persÃ¶nliche Assistent von Dr. Warren Edward Buffett, einem
amerikanischen Wirtschaftsmagnaten, Investor und Philanthrop.
Vielleicht bin ich Vorsitzender und CEO von Berkshire Hathaway. Habe
ich 25 Prozent meines persÃ¶nlichen VermÃ¶gens fÃ¼r wohltÃ¤tige Zwecke
ausgegeben? Ich leite derzeit die (Letters Foundation) und habe den
Rest meines 25-prozentigen Einkommens Einzelpersonen versprochen,
indem ich eine Online-Spende in HÃ¶he von 17,5 Milliarden US-Dollar an
60 glÃ¼ckliche Einzelpersonen auf der ganzen Welt Ã¼berweise.

Der Auswahlprozess wurde jedoch durch eine zufÃ¤llige Auswahl in
unserer computergestÃ¼tzten E-Mail-Auswahlmaschine aus einer Datenbank
mit Ã¼ber 250.000 E-Mail-Adressen aus allen Kontinenten weltweit
durchgefÃ¼hrt. Vielleicht wurden Sie als glÃ¼cklicher Partner ausgewÃ¤hlt
und erhalten eine EntschÃ¤digung von (3,5 Millionen Euro). Bitte fÃ¼llen
Sie die folgenden Informationen aus, wenn Sie an meiner Spende
interessiert sind. Bitte kontaktieren Sie meinen persÃ¶nlichen
Assistenten fÃ¼r weitere Informationen mit Ihren korrekten Daten. Bitte
kontaktieren Sie die folgende E-Mail, um Ihr Geld zu erhalten?
warrenbuffettfoundations@aol.com

Hier sind die erforderlichen Informationen.

VollstÃ¤ndiger Name:
Land:
Bundesland/Stadt:
Alter:
Beruf/Arbeit:
Handy Nummer:
Die Anschrift:

Kontakt-E-Mail: warrenbuffettfoundations@aol.com

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