419 scam: PIRAMAL FOUNDATION <ojeraalex2010@gmail.com> Congratulations from the Piramal Philanthropies Foundation,

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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:
- ",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.
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.
- piramalfoundation18@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: PIRAMAL FOUNDATION <ojeraalex2010@gmail.com>
Reply-To: piramalfoundation18@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:44:16 -0700
Subject: Congratulations from the Piramal Philanthropies Foundation,

--
Congratulations from the Piramal Philanthropies Foundation, where
life-changing opportunities and cash are given out on a daily basis.
The foundation/founder has indeed been a great Philanthropist to this
generation and is truly committed to "giving while living," We are
pleased to inform you that you are one (1) of the lucky people to
benefit and receive $ 1,500,000.00 USD from our foundation's ongoing
goodwill project, grant/donations program. Ajay Piramal (born 3 August
1955) is an Indian billionaire industrialist and the chairman of the
Piramal Foundation and Piramal Group, a conglomerate with interests in
pharmaceutical, financial services, real estate, healthcare analytics
and glass packaging.

Is this message sent to a valid e-mail account? Your email account
was randomly selected to receive a cash donation of $ 1,500,000.00 USD
from the Philanthropist. If this is a valid e-mail account, contact us
immediately on (piramalfoundation18@gmail.com) for comprehensive
information.

For more details visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajay_Piramal or
Google Ajay Piramal.

Sincerely,

Narayanan Iyer
Chief Financial Officer

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