419 scam: "Dr.Leslie Spears"<info@creditpoint.store> Du hast Google Promo gewonnen

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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: "Dr.Leslie Spears"<info@creditpoint.store>
Reply-To: gooogle.winnerss@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 04:45:10 +0200
Subject: Du hast Google Promo gewonnen

Gl=FCckw=FCnsche!
Wir haben das Google Promo Board (Q2) / 17, E-Mail-Verlosung erfolgreich a=
bgeschlossen und wir haben festgestellt, dass Ihre E-Mail-Adresse zu den zw=
=F6lf gl=FCcklichen Gewinnern geh=F6rt, die wir f=FCr das zweite Quartal di=
eses Jahres haben.
Ihre E-Mail ist einer von zw=F6lf gl=FCcklichen Gewinnern, die mit einem G=
ewinn von GFSP/955/ GPWIN/UK mit der Summe von =20A4950,000 (neunhundertf=
=FCnfzigtausend Pfund) ausgew=E4hlt wurden. Nach einer E-Mail-Zeichnung.
Dies war aufgrund Ihrer fortgesetzten Nutzung von Google Mail, Google Sear=
ch Engine und anderen Google-Produkten.
F=FCllen Sie die folgende Anforderung unten f=FCr Ihren Gewinnanspruch aus
=

(1) Dein ganzer Name ..........
(2) Ihre Adresse .........
(3) Ihre Staatsangeh=F6rigkeit ...........
(4) Ihre Telefonnummer .....
(5) Job ..... / Sex ...
Online Google Lottery Direktor und Info Desk / Processing Office
Gr=FCnder: =200ELarry Page=200E; =200ESergey Brin
Gegr=FCndet: =200ESeptember 4, 1998
Dr. Leslie Spears.
Google-Unternehmen.
=A9 2017 Google Gesch=E4ft
Charakter und unterst=FCtzt von
Pr=E4sident von EMEA Business & Operations f=FCr Google,
Matthew John Brittin
London,
1-13 St Giles High St
London WC2H 8LG
Grossbritannien.

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