419 scam: =?UTF-8?Q?Mrs=2E_Maria_Morgan_S=C3=81NCHEZ?= <mr.jacobgary@gmail.com> GUTEN TAG

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

Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?Q?Mrs=2E_Maria_Morgan_S=C3=81NCHEZ?= <mr.jacobgary@gmail.com>
Reply-To: banktransfertogo@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022 11:08:03 -0400
Subject: GUTEN TAG

ACHTUNG: BEGÃœNSTIGTER.

Dies bedeutet, dass Ihre E-Mail-Adresse einen Betrag von verdient hat
3,00 Millionen Dollar. Ich schreibe Ihnen, um Ihnen noch einmal zu gratulieren.
wunderbarer Sieg, der Sie zu Ihrer E-Mail-Adresse fÃ¼hrt.
Ich mÃ¶chte, dass Sie verstehen, dass die Lotterie organisiert wird (Samstag, 22
2021). Hier ist eine Website, auf der Sie selbst danach suchen kÃ¶nnen,
https://www.lotteryusa.com/missouri/lotto/year
GEWINNERNUMMER: (3-5-18-36-39-41)
Datum: Samstag, 22. Mai 2021
Betrag: 3,00 Millionen US-Dollar
Ablaufdatum: Ende 2022
Ich mÃ¶chte Sie jedoch darÃ¼ber informieren, dass wir eine Vereinbarung
fÃ¼r die Transaktion Ihres Fonds durch eine telegrafische Ãœberweisung
auf Ihr lokales Bankkonto per SWIFT/BankÃ¼berweisung getroffen haben,
die von unserer Telex-Rechtsabteilung gutgeschrieben und aktiviert
wird.
Kontaktieren Sie Ihre Zahlungsbank @ E-Mail-Adresse

(banktransfertogo@gmail.com)
Name des Schulleiters ===== Mr. John Havens
Kontaktnummer ==== + 22897370208
Danke fÃ¼r deinen Segen, den wir dir versprochen haben
Bester Service
Mit Respekt,
Unterzeichnet:
Frau Maria Morgan SÃNCHEZ
PR-SekretÃ¤rin/Kundendienstleitung

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