419 scam: "Mrs.Maria Ramos" <mrs.mariaramostg@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?Q?T=C3=A4helepanu=3A_fondi

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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:
- "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- mr.tonyelumelu10@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Maria Ramos" <mrs.mariaramostg@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.tonyelumelu10@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2022 12:01:42 +0000
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?T=C3=A4helepanu=3A_fondi_saaja=2C?=

TÃ¤helepanu: fondi saaja,

Saatsin teile selle kirja kuu aega tagasi, kuid ma ei kuulnud teist, ma
pole kindel, kas saite selle kÃ¤tte, ja sellepÃ¤rast ma kordan seda uuesti.
Esiteks, ma olen pr Kristalina Georgieva, tegevdirektor ja Rahvusvahelise
Valuutafondi esinaine.

TÃµepoolest, oleme Ã¼le vaadanud kÃµik takistused ja probleemid, mis on seotud
teie lÃµpetamata tehinguga ja teie suutmatusega tasuda teielt nÃµutud
Ã¼lekandetasusid. Varasemate Ã¼lekandevÃµimaluste puhul vaadake kinnitust meie
saidilt www.imf.org

Oleme Maailmapanga ja Rahvusvahelise Valuutafondi (IMF) Washington, D.C.
direktorite nÃµukogu koos USA rahandusministeeriumi ja mÃµne muu asjakohaste
uurimisasutustega siin Ameerika Ãœhendriikides. on andnud meie vÃ¤lismaksete
rahaÃ¼lekannete Ã¼ksusele (United Bank of Africa Lome Togo) korralduse
vÃ¤ljastada teile VISA-kaart, kuhu teie fond 1,5 miljonit dollarit laetakse
Ã¼les, et teie raha edasiseks vÃ¤lja vÃµtta.

Uurimise kÃ¤igus avastasime ehmatusega, et panga korrumpeerunud ametnikud,
kes Ã¼ritavad teie raha oma erakontodele suunata, on teie makset asjatult
edasi lÃ¼kanud.

Ja tÃ¤na anname teile teada, et UBA pank on teie fondi VISA kaardile
krediteerinud ja ka kÃ¤ttetoimetamiseks valmis. NÃ¼Ã¼d vÃµtke Ã¼hendust UBA
panga abiga Hr. Tony Elumelu Email (mr.tonyelumelu10@gmail.com)
Saatke talle jÃ¤rgmine teave oma akrediteeritud sularahaautomaadi VISA
kaardi kohaletoimetamiseks teie aadressile.

Teie tÃ¤isnimi=======================
Teie pÃ¤ritoluriik=================
Teie kodune aadress ==================
Teie telefoninumber ==================

Lugupidamisega
Proua Kristalina

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