419 scam: Sabine Kohleisen <acct.kgyl@kgyl.com> Mercedes-Benz Automobile Company Awards

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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 fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: Sabine Kohleisen <acct.kgyl@kgyl.com>
Reply-To: <office@aramess.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:57:41 -0800
Subject: Mercedes-Benz Automobile Company Awards

Reference Number Benz:205331258472.
Mercedes-Benz Automobile Company
Office Email: (benz4sale1@outlook.com)
Hours Of Services: Mondays - Friday hours 8:00 am/5:00 pm

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, that is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider,
we (Mercedes Benz) urge you to treat it genuinely.

Dear Benz Enthusiast,

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a prize of a brand new 2023 Model Mercedes-Benz AMG GT-53 fully loaded 4 doors with a sunroof and cash prize of $4.950,000,00 from international programs held on this second section of 2024 in our office (@) Delaware Drive, Tongwell, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK15 8BA, UK Mercedes-Benz office.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system (ESS) from a database of over 50,000 email addresses each, from all the Mercedes-Benz Automobile Company countries in which you happen to be the 3rd person(s) out of the 50,000 persons selected from your country. The Mercedes Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact our Automobile fiduciary claims department for more information as regards procedures to claim your winning prize.

Contact the prize claiming department by providing them with your secret pin code Number Benz:205331258472. You are also advised to provide to them with the under listed information as soon as possible:

1. Full Name
2. Home/Office Address.
3. Nationality.
4. Gender/Age.
5. Phone/Fax.
6. Present Country.
7. Email address.

Note: Do disregard any email as this is a PROMO Mercedes Benz LOTTERY DEPARTMENT held last month.
Best wishes
Sabine Kohleisen
Vice President, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz

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