419 scam: "Michael Lucas" <info@styletopiaoutlet.com> =?utf-8?q?Congratulation!!!_Herzlichen

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Michael Lucas" <info@styletopiaoutlet.com>
Reply-To: warrenebuffett398@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 06:57:31 -0700
Subject: =?utf-8?q?Congratulation!!!_Herzlichen_Gl=C3=BCckwunsch!!!?=

Hi,

My name is Warren E. Buffett an American business magnate, investor and philanthropist i am the most successful investor in the world and CEO,Berkshire Hathaway, I believe strongly in giving while livingâ€™ I had one idea that never changed in my mind ? that you should use your wealth to help people and i have decided to give {1,500,000.00 euros} One Million Five Hundred Thousand euros, to randomly selected individuals worldwide. On receipt of this email, you should count yourself as the lucky individual. Your email address was chosen online while searching at random. Kindly get back to me at your earliest convenience, so I know your email address is valid.

I will be waiting for your response.
........................................................
Hallo,

Mein Name ist Warren E. Buffett, ein amerikanischer Wirtschaftsmagnat, Investor und Philanthrop. Ich bin der erfolgreichste Investor der Welt und CEO von Berkshire Hathaway. Ich glaube fest daran, dass man im Leben geben sollte. Ich hatte eine Idee, die ich nie geÃ¤ndert habe: dass man sein VermÃ¶gen nutzen sollte, um Menschen zu helfen, und ich habe beschlossen, {1.500.000,00 Euro} eine Million fÃ¼nfhunderttausend Euro an zufÃ¤llig ausgewÃ¤hlte Personen weltweit zu spenden. Wenn Sie diese E-Mail erhalten, kÃ¶nnen Sie sich zu den glÃ¼cklichen Menschen zÃ¤hlen. Ihre E-Mail-Adresse wurde bei einer zufÃ¤lligen Online-Suche ausgewÃ¤hlt. Bitte melden Sie sich so bald wie mÃ¶glich bei mir, damit ich weiÃŸ, dass Ihre E-Mail-Adresse gÃ¼ltig ist.

Ich werde auf Ihre Antwort warten.

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