419 scam: Warren Buffett Foundation <ngongokwanghangk311@gmail.com> Greetings Donation Recipient,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: Warren Buffett Foundation <ngongokwanghangk311@gmail.com>
Reply-To: theodoreharper@vipmail.hu
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 18:24:36 +0100
Subject: Greetings Donation Recipient,

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Warren Buffett Foundation
4315 50th Street NW Suite 100.
Washington, DC 20016 United States
Office Phone: +1 (202) 734-5045

Re: To whom it may Concern Letter for Donation Fund.

Greetings Donation Recipient,

This is from Dr.Warren Edward Buffett, a notable philanthropist,
having pledged to give away 99% percent of his fortune to
philanthropic causes, primarily via the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation. I founded the giving pledge in 2006 with Bill Gates,
whereby billionaires pledge to give away at least half of their
fortunes.

On receipt of this email, you should count yourself as one of lucky
individual, whose email address were among those that was chosen
online while searching at random to receive the sum of ($7.800,000.00
Million US Dollar) Seven Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States
Dollar Only In order to know more about this Giving Pledge, please
view the link:

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

Kindly contact my Giving Pledge department with your Full
Name/Address/Age/Telephone/Occup/ Any of your ID, and your Reference
number below:TD92099692 for your claim that you must send to our Legal
Representative Buffet foundation.

Secretary Theodore Harper.
Legal Representative Buffet foundation
Email: theodoreharper@vipmail.hu

Please you have to do your part to help other people once you have the
money in your personal account because that is the only objective of
donating this funds to you.

Signed
Dr. Warren Edward Buffett
Business magnate,
Investor and philanthropist.

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