419 scam: "Frau Helga Smith.."<bigj@cdmsinc.net> ATT:BEGÜNSTIGTER;

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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: "Frau Helga Smith.." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abogados@linuxmail.org>
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:45:05 -0000
Subject: ATT:BEGÜNSTIGTER;

GEWINNER DER WEIHNACHTSLOTTERIE

ATT:BEGÜNSTIGTER:

RE: LOTERIA NACIONAL AWARD BENACHRICHTIGUNG

Hiermit informieren wir Sie über die Veröffentlichung der LOTERIA NACIONAL/EUROMILLIONS/EL-GORDO LOTTERY PROMOTIONS PROGRAMM fand am 15th November, 2021 statt. Ihr NAME und Ihre E-MAIL IDENTITÄT/ADRESSE wurden ausgewählt und beigefügt an Los/Chargennummer 06082021 mit Referenznummer ESP/OK/UC/2021/EU. zog die Glückszahlen 19-15-25-31-34/12, die folglich die Lotterie im 1. Kategorie. Sie wurden daher von a . zugelassen Pauschale von

-Neun Millionen Achthundertachtundneunzigtausend Euro

oben stehenden Anhang öffnen, Fondsabwicklung Formular ausdrucken, Formular ausfüllen und zurücksenden.

Sollte es darüber hinaus zu einer Adressänderung kommen, informieren Sie bitte umgehend Ihr Schadenbüro möglich. Die Originalkopie Ihres Prämien Schreibens wurde zur Sicherheit an Ihre Agenten Firma weitergeleitet Zwecke.

Wir freuen uns, von Ihnen zu hören, während wir Ihnen unsere Rechtshilfe Versichern.

Mit Freundlichen Grüßen,

Frau Helga Smith

Lotto Commission España

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