419 scam: "Mr. Robin Shepherd" <robinshepherd086@gmail.com> 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 Shepherd" <robinshepherd086@gmail.com>
Reply-To: billmelindagates63@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 14:57:24 +0100
Subject: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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

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 29th of November 2019 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.

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 14 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.

congratulations once again!

THE BENEFICIARY/OWNER OF THE WINNING EMAIL SHOULD COMPLETE THE OUTLINE
INFORMATION BELOW.

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:

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Robin Shepherd. On-Line Coordinator,
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. United Kingdom.

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