419 scam: "Mr. Robin Shepherds" <ww.w@sound.ocn.ne.jp> Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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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: "Mr. Robin Shepherds" <ww.w@sound.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Robin Shepherds" <billmelindagates63@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2018 06:49:04 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation United Kingdom
Office: 80-110 Victoria St.,
Bressenden Place,
London SW1E 5BH

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/JUNK folder, that is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider, we Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation urge you to treat it genuinely.
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Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CHARITY ELECTRONIC E-MAIL AWARD PROMOTION.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Charity Foundation United Kingdom office wishes to inform you that the results of the Giving Pledge campaign on E-mail address ballot lottery international program held at Great Britain on the 28th of May 2018 is now out. Your e-mail account have been picked as a certified winner of a lump sum pay out of Â£4,550,952.00.(Four Million Five Hundred And Fifty Thousand Nine Hundred And Fifty Two Pounds Sterling) credited to CHARITY (LOTTERY) CHIP NO: 9465206), this random email accounts ballot Lottery was done because the foundation cannot reach every individuals entitled to be a beneficiary to this Giving Pledge campaign directly.
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This wining sum is been Generated from Bill Gates and Warren Buffett secured $125 billion from 40 families and individuals on the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans for the Giving Pledge campaign for charity world wide, your email address is among the international winners in this category "A" World wide Charity ballot lottery: Check this web page for more information: http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2010/0804/Billionaires-pledge-125-billion-to-Bill-Gates-charity-drive Please always remember that any beneficiary who cannot comply to the directive of this foundation, in the claiming requirements of his or her wining sum should not respond to this letter. Failure to contact this office within 7 working days of this notification will attract your winning prize revoked. Winners are advised to keep away their Lottery chip Number from the public to avoid fraudulent claim (VERY IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by Winner.
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congratulations once again!
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THE BENEFICIARY/OWNER OF THE WINNING EMAIL SHOULD COMPLETE THE OUTLINE INFORMATION BELOW.
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1. FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:
2. RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
3. DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
4. PHONE/FAX NUMBERS:
5. NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN:
6. CHARITY (LOTTERY) CHIP NUMBER:
7. OCCUPATION:
8. MARITAL STATUS:
9. SEX:
10.NATIONALITY:
11.AMOUNT WON:
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Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Robin Shepherd. On-Line Coordinator,
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. United Kingdom.

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