419 scam: John Hardaway <info@xynage.io> Beneficiary!

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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: John Hardaway <info@xynage.io>
Reply-To: paulmemorialfoundation@post.cz
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 07:40:46 +0000
Subject: Beneficiary!

Good Day,

My name is John Hardaway.

I am the attorney to the Executor to the Late Paul Allen's estate.

Before he passed, he joined the giving pledge. He promised to give most of his wealth away.

One of his wishes was to give to ordinary people and change lives personally.

I was instructed to randomly contact 10 people using an email marketing system and donate funds to them via his estate.

This will be done every year like a lottery for the next 20 years.

These individuals will be given $2 Million each; I am contacting you because you have been chosen as one of this year's giving pledge winner.

In his own words "Many years ago I decided to dedicate the majority of my fortune to philanthropy. I believe that those fortunate to achieve great wealth should put it to work for the good of humanity. In spotlighting this responsibility, The Giving Pledge reminds us all that our net worth is ultimately defined not by dollars but rather by how well we serve others. Ultimately, my greatest satisfaction comes from working to make our world a better place".

You are to provide the following details: Full Names, Address, and Telephone Numbers.

Yours sincerely

John Hardaway
For
Paul Allen Estate.

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