419 scam: Lisbet Rausing <jnyando@philafe.co.ke> =?utf-8?Q?HERZLICHE

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Lisbet Rausing <jnyando@philafe.co.ke>
Reply-To: "arcadiafundforcharity@gmail.com" <arcadiafundforcharity@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 22:46:04 +0300 (EAT)
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?HERZLICHE_GL=C3=9CCKW=C3=9CNSCHE!!!?=

Ich bin Lisbet Rausing, eine schwedische Investorin und Philanthropin. Ihre E-Mail-Adresse wurde zufÃ¤llig von Google Inc. als aktiver Benutzer im Internet ausgewÃ¤hlt. In diesem Jahr habe ich beschlossen, 5 Prozent meines VermÃ¶gens sowohl an WohltÃ¤tigkeitsorganisationen als auch an Einzelpersonen zu spenden, da die Coronavirus-Pandemie die ganze Welt lahmgelegt hat. Ich spende Ihnen 100.000 Euro und fordere Sie auf, jemandem, der Ihnen nahe steht, so wenig wie mÃ¶glich zu helfen. Weitere Informationen Ã¼ber mich finden Sie auf meiner Wikipedia hier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbet_Rausing
I'm Lisbet Rausing, a Swedish investor and philanthropist. Your email address was randomly selected by Google Inc. as an active user on the internet. This year I have decided to donate 5 percent of my wealth to both charities and individuals as the coronavirus pandemic has shut down the whole world. I am donating 100,000 euros to you and I urge you to help someone close to you as little as possible. You can find more information about me on my Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbet_Rausing

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