419 scam: Buffett Charity Foundation! <concept@dulcie.fr> =?utf-8?Q?E-Mail_f=C3=BCr

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

Fraud email example:

From: Buffett Charity Foundation! <concept@dulcie.fr>
Reply-To: "Warren E. Buffet Foundation" <warrenbuffetcharityfx@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2024 14:19:47 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?E-Mail_f=C3=BCr_Anspruch.?=

GrÃ¼ÃŸe,
Ich bin Mr. Warren E. Buffett, ein amerikanischer Wirtschaftsmagnat, Investor und Philanthrop. Ich bin einer der erfolgreichsten Investoren der Welt und CEO von Berkshire Hathaway. Ich glaube fest daran, dass man im Leben geben sollte. Ich habe eine Idee, die sich in meinem Kopf nie geÃ¤ndert hat: dass man sein VermÃ¶gen nutzen sollte, um Menschen zu helfen, und ich habe beschlossen, den Betrag von {1,5 Mio. EUR} an 10 glÃ¼ckliche, per E-Mail zufÃ¤llig ausgewÃ¤hlte Personen und 25 WohltÃ¤tigkeitsorganisationen zu spenden.
Bitte bestÃ¤tigen Sie Ihre E-Mail-Validierung, dass Sie wirklich der rechtmÃ¤ÃŸige EmpfÃ¤nger der E-Mail-Adresse sind. Senden Sie Ihre Antwort an diese E-Mail, um Ihre Spendengelder einzufordern (warrenbuffetcharityfx@gmail.com).

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