419 scam: Ric and Brenda Elias <evaldes@hcdn.gob.ar> Donation-Congratulation

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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)
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.
- ricandbrendaelias@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ric and Brenda Elias <evaldes@hcdn.gob.ar>
Reply-To: Ric and Brenda Elias <ricandbrendaelias@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2022 23:00:11 -0300 (ART)
Subject: Donation-Congratulation

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Good day,

You have won a donation of Five Million USD ($ 5,000,000)

We are Ric and Brenda Elias, that is me and my wife, in November, 2021. We signed to join the Giving Pledge, I joined other individuals and couples and families who have promised to give away at least half of their vast wealth to philanthropic causes.

''The Giving Pledge is a movement of philanthropists who commit to give the majority of their wealth to charitable causes, either during their lifetimes or in their wills.''

please check the official website below:

https://givingpledge.org/pledgers

You can also read about the giving pledge on the below reputable websites or just google and research about it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giving_Pledge

The Giving Pledge Gains 14 New Membersâ€”Here Are The Super-Rich Vowing To Donate Most Of Their Wealth (forbes.com)

So me and my team thought using families that are working class and owned businesses is one of the ways to achieve this goal and to be impartial the way winners are selected, it must be random and impartial and purely by luck.

Some of our goals are listed below:

poverty alleviation
refugee aid
disaster relief
global health
education
women and girls' empowerment
medical research
arts and culture
criminal justice reform
environmental sustainability
strengthening already existing businesses

I am currently in the categories of charities, individuals and companies or corporate bodies, so you have won in one of these categories, i am doing this out of the goodness of my heart and i feel obligated to share my wealth with lucky winners randomly all over the world with no bias, no racial discrimination, no ethnicity bias, being a native puerto rican my self. We have done many charitable work in Africa and many other countries already. please contact me for more information at only the below email:

ricandbrendaelias@gmail.com

Please note I take this good work seriously at this stage so i answer all emails personally and use a normal domain email just like everybody.

Once again congratulations on your great win of $ 5,000,000 (USD) donation.

Kind regards
Ric and Brenda Elias

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