419 scam: Lerynne West <ysegovia@talca.cl> RE

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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.
- callumfoundation18@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Lerynne West <ysegovia@talca.cl>
Reply-To: Lerynne West <callumfoundation18@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2020 04:53:25 -0400 (CLT)
Subject: RE

Hallo
Mein Name ist Lerynne West, Gewinnerin des Powerball Jackpots am 27. Oktober mit einem Preisgeld von 343 Millionen US-Dollar. Ich und meine Familie organisieren die Callum Foundation, benannt nach meinem Enkel Callum, der im April vorzeitig geboren wurde und nur einen Tag lebte. Die gemeinnÃ¼tzige Stiftung konzentriert sich auf die GewÃ¤hrung von ZuschÃ¼ssen in den Kernbereichen armuts- und hungerlindernd; Bildung; Tierschutz; und Veteranenangelegenheiten. Und so habe ich beschlossen, die Callum Foundation zu grÃ¼nden, um die Summe von 2.800.000,00 Euro an fÃ¼nf glÃ¼ckliche BegÃ¼nstigte als Teil meiner Versprechen an ein WohltÃ¤tigkeitsprojekt zu spenden, um das Leben vieler Menschen, die von diesem COVID-19 in Ihrer NÃ¤he betroffen sind, aus meinen 343 Millionen Dollar Jackpot-Gewinngeldern und auch in schÃ¶nem GedÃ¤chtnis meines verstorbenen Enkels zu verbessern.
Seien Sie versichert, dass dies 100% legitim ist, besuchen Sie diese Webseite unten fÃ¼r eine BestÃ¤tigung:https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/15/us/powerball-winner-donation-veterans-group-trnd/index.html
Bitte wenden Sie sich direkt an die Callum Foundation: callumfoundation18@gmail.com fÃ¼r weitere Informationen zur Entgegenkommen der Spende.
Herzliche GrÃ¼ÃŸe
Lerynne West
GrÃ¼nder/Gewinner

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