419 scam: "Mavis L. Wanczyk" <johnnoftall7@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?Q?Laufende_Wohlt=C3=A4tigkeit_Spenden

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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.
- maviwanczyk017@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mavis L. Wanczyk" <johnnoftall7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: maviswanczyk017@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 18:50:48 +0200
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Laufende_Wohlt=C3=A4tigkeit_Spenden_Nachrichtenbrief?=

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Guten Tag Lieber BegÃ¼nstigter
Sie erhalten diese E-Mail von Frau Mavis Wanczyk, einem Angestellten
in der Pflegeabteilung des Mercy Medical Centers in Springfield und
Gewinner des Powerball Lottery Jackpots im Wert von 758,7 Millionen
US-Dollar als grÃ¶ÃŸter Preis eines einzigen Lotteriescheins in der
Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten. Ich schreibe Ihnen, um Ihnen
mitzuteilen, dass Google in Allianz mit Microsoft Ihre "E-Mail" auf
meine Anfrage hin eingereicht hat, dass Sie eine universelle
Bankomatkarte fÃ¼r 1,8 Millionen Euro erhalten. Ich mÃ¶chte einen Teil
meiner Lotto-Jackpot-Gewinne zu Ehren meines verstorbenen Ehemannes
Williams Wanczyk spenden, der letztes Jahr bei einem Unfall ums Leben
gekommen ist. Bitte sehen Sie sich die unten stehende Website an, um
Beweise zu erhalten, damit Sie nicht skeptisch sind, was diese
Spendensumme von 1.800.000,00 EUR betrifft

https://goo.gl/hUCmHt
https://goo.gl/1C4S11

Bitte kontaktieren Sie (maviwanczyk017@gmail.com) und teilen Sie mir
Ihre vollstÃ¤ndigen Namen, Alter, Adresse, Telefonnummer und Beruf mit
und wir erhalten eine universelle Bankkarte fÃ¼r 1,8 Millionen â‚¬, damit
Sie Zugang zu diesem Spendengeld haben . Bitte komm zurÃ¼ck zu mir,
damit wir fortfahren kÃ¶nnen.

Mit freundlichen GrÃ¼ÃŸen,
Mavis Wanczyk
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Powerball Jackpot Gewinner

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