419 scam: thierson@inf.ufg.br Achtung

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fbdirectee40@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "fbdirectee40@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "fbdirectee40@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: thierson@inf.ufg.br
Reply-To: fbdirectee40@outlook.com
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 09:34:43 -0300
Subject: Achtung

FACEBOOK INC
1601 WILLOW ROAD MENLO PARK, CA 94025
www.facebook.com
fbdirectee40@outlook.com

Sehr geehrter Facebook-Nutzer,

Hiermit möchten wir Sie darüber informieren, dass Ihr Facebook-Konto
mit E-Mail einen Preisgeld von 10.000.000,00 EUR (zehn Millionen Euro)
für die 2019 Edition-Facebook-Aktion gewonnen hat.

Wir gratulieren Ihnen zu einer der ausgewählten Personen.

Es wird hiermit empfohlen, die folgenden Informationen an das
Management von Facebook Inc. zu senden, um Ihren Antrag mit dieser
E-Mail zu bearbeiten
[fbdirectee40@outlook.com]

1. Vollständiger Name:
2. Land:
3. Kontaktadresse:
4. Telefonnummer:
5. Familienstand:
6. Beruf:
7. Firma:
8. Alter:

Herzliche Glückwünsche!! Noch einmal.

Aus Sicherheitsgründen empfehlen wir allen Gewinnern, diese
Informationen bis zur Bearbeitung Ihres Antrags und Ihrer persönlichen
Angaben vertraulich zu behandeln
Preis für Sie freigegeben. Dies ist Teil unseres
Sicherheitsprotokolls, um zu vermeiden, dass dieses Programm von
Doppelt und unberechtigt genutzt wird
Nichtteilnehmer oder inoffizielles Personal.

Senden Sie die erforderlichen Informationen an die E-Mail-Adresse des
offiziellen Antrags
(fbdirectee40@outlook.com)

Büro des Präsidenten
CEO von Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg

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