419 scam: "Manuel" <info@pereirabarreto.sp.gov.br> Howdy

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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: "Manuel" <info@pereirabarreto.sp.gov.br>
Reply-To: manuelfrank1014@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 13:40:02 +1100
Subject: Howdy

Howdy I'm a $768 million Power Ball lottery jackpot winner in the US, which=
is one of the biggest lottery jackpots. In the name of my family and out o=
f goodwill, we are donating an amount of ( =804,80,000.00 EUR) to you and y=
our family. I'm trying to reach out to the non-profit orphanages and help r=
educe poverty and provide adequate health care for individuals, especially =
during this global Covid-19 pandemic. I want you to know that Google, in pa=
rtnership with Microsoft, provided your "email address" when I asked for it=
=2E You also want to invest part of this donation in public infrastructure =
to help unemployed people in your country to offer jobs. I chose you becaus=
e I believe in you. I need your full cooperation regarding this donation. H=
ere is your chosen secret code: [MF000Q147711] and please do not share the =
code with anyone if you are interested and willing to work with me. Please =
contact me with your donation/secret code [MF000Q147711] and for more infor=
mation as you are not cynical about this process please visit: https://abcn=
ews.go.com/US/winner-768-million -powerball-jackpot-revealed/story?id=3D625=
71392 reply to my private email: to request this donation. Manuel

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