419 scam: "Mrs. Mavis Wanczyk" <antonio.m.o.guerreiro@correio.carris.pt> 2.800.000'00 Euro.

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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: "Mrs. Mavis Wanczyk" <antonio.m.o.guerreiro@correio.carris.pt>
Reply-To: mrsmaviswanczyk91@tutanota.com
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:20:13 -0700
Subject: 2.800.000'00 Euro.

Ich bin Frau Mavis Wanczyk, die Gewinnerin des Powerball-Jackpots in H=F6he=
von 758 Millionen US-Dollar. Ich verlose an 5 zuf=E4llig ausgew=E4hlte Per=
sonen, zu denen auch Sie geh=F6ren. Wenn Sie diese E-Mail erhalten, wurde I=
hre E-Mail-Adresse ausgew=E4hlt, nachdem der Ball gedreht wurde. Ich habe d=
en gr=F6=DFten Teil meines Verm=F6gens an eine Reihe von Wohlt=E4tigkeitsor=
ganisationen und Organisationen hier in den Vereinigten Staaten gespendet. =
Ich habe mich freiwillig bereit erkl=E4rt, Ihnen als einer der 5 ausgew=E4h=
lten Gewinner 2.800.000.000 Euro zu schenken, um meinen Gewinn =FCber die u=
nten stehende YouTube-Seite zu =FCberpr=FCfen. SEHEN SIE MICH HIER https://=
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dq0Bpez2Z7c0 Dies ist Ihr Spendencode: (REPB/AVL20=
23/28392/USA). Antworten Sie auf diese E-Mail mit dem Spendencode: mrsmavis=
wanczyk91@tutanota.com Ich hoffe, Ihnen und Ihrer Familie Freude zu bereite=
n. Gr=FC=DFe, Frau Mavis Wanczyk.

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