419 scam: "AZIM"<@web.de> =?utf-8?q?RE=3A_600=2E000EUR_BARSPENDE_F=C3=9CR

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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: "AZIM"<@web.de>
Reply-To: azimpremjifoundation44@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:09:32 +0100
Subject: =?utf-8?q?RE=3A_600=2E000EUR_BARSPENDE_F=C3=9CR_SIE?=

Herzlichen GlÃ¼ckwunsch von der Azim Premji Philanthropies Foundation-Indien, wo tÃ¤glich lebensverÃ¤ndernde MÃ¶glichkeiten und Geld verteilt werden! Unsere Stiftung/GrÃ¼nderin war in der Tat ein groÃŸartiger Philanthrop fÃ¼r diese Generation und hat sich wirklich dem â€žGeben wÃ¤hrend des Lebensâ€œ verschrieben. Wir freuen uns jedoch, Ihnen mitteilen zu kÃ¶nnen, dass Sie einer (1) der glÃ¼cklichen Menschen sind, die von dem laufenden Wohlwollensprojekt, dem Zuschuss-/Spendenprogramm unserer Stiftung profitieren und 600.000,00 USD erhalten.

Wird diese Nachricht an ein gÃ¼ltiges E-Mail-Konto gesendet? Ihr E-Mail-Konto wurde zufÃ¤llig ausgewÃ¤hlt, um eine Barspende in HÃ¶he von 600.000,00 USD vom Philanthropen zu erhalten. Wenn es sich um ein gÃ¼ltiges E-Mail-Konto handelt, klicken Sie auf â€žAntwortenâ€œ, um uns direkt fÃ¼r umfassende Informationen zu kontaktieren.

Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azim_Premji) oder bei Google Azim Premji.

Aufrichtig,

Dileep Ranjekar,
CEO, Azim-Premji-Stiftung

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