419 scam: "2 800 000,00 EUR" <bruna.lima@ferreiraechagas.com.br> 2 800 000,00 EUR

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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.
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.
- manuelfranco4313@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "2 800 000,00 EUR" <bruna.lima@ferreiraechagas.com.br>
Reply-To: manuelfranco235@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 04:16:15 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: 2 800 000,00 EUR

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Mein Name ist Manuel Franco aus den USA. Meine Zone und ich mÃ¶chten diese gute Nachricht mit Ihnen teilen. Im April 2019 habe ich den Powerball-Jackpot in HÃ¶he von 768 Millionen US-Dollar gewonnen. Wir sind der Bestseller von 5 Menschen vom Corona-Virus, der Menschen tÃ¶tet, aber Sie kÃ¶nnen diese E-Mail auch verwenden, um Ihrer Community zu helfen. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt blieb Ihre E-Mail-Adresse Ã¼ber Spinball ausgewÃ¤hlt. Der Geltungsbereich meines Eigentums ist fÃ¼r viele gemeinnÃ¼tzige Organisationen. Ich habe freiwillig eine Menge von EUR 2.800.000,00 bestellt. Antworten Sie als einer meiner 5 ausgewÃ¤hlten Kameraden auf diese E-Mail, um weitere Informationen zu erhalten. Dies ist Ihr Geschenkcode: [MF4322019] Antworten Sie auf diese E-Mail, senden Sie Ihren Geschenkcode: manuelfranco4313@gmail.com Ich hoffe, Sie finden die Freude Ihrer Familie. GrÃ¼ÃŸe Manuel Franco und seine Familie[MF4322019]E-Mail mit Geschenkcode: (manuelfranco4313@gmail.com)

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