419 scam: Mr Thomas Weingarten <donalderick412@gmail.com> GOOGLE FOUNDATION GRANTS $50,000.00 TO YOU.

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money-gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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!
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- sreerambalakrishnan@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Thomas Weingarten <donalderick412@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wwwgoogle.foundation@bk.ru
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 13:36:49 +0100
Subject: GOOGLE FOUNDATION GRANTS $50,000.00 TO YOU.

GOOGLE
Google.org GIVES BACK

Google US LTD
1600 AMPHITHEAETRE PARKWAY
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043

United states of American
Website:www.google.org
Our Ref:usa/312-10642/GFG
Notification:2022

GOOGLE FOUNDATION GRANTS 2022

We wish to congratulate you on this note for being selected as a major
customer this year. This promotion was set-up to encourage the active
users of Google search engine and the Google ancillary services and
confirmed by our co-sponsors Visa/Master card/international, google
earns it's profit mainly from advertising using their own Gmail,Gala,
Sify E-mail services, Google Maps, Google Apps,Orkut social
networking, You Tube video sharing, Google search engine and Google
ancillary services which are all offered to the public for free. EACH
YEAR,

WE DONATE One Hundred Million United States Dollars IN GRANTS,
200,000 HOURS, One Billion United States Dollars IN PRODUCTS Hence we
do believe with your
grant, you will continue to be active and patronize Google search
engine, Google is now the biggest search engine Worldwide and in an
effort to make sure that it remains the most widely used search
engine, we ran an online E-mail beta best which your email address
won $50,000.00 { Fifty Thousand United States Dollars}. We Wish to
formally inform you that you have successfully passed the
requirements, statutory obligations, verification, validation and
satisfactory report Test conducted to all on-line winners, The total
amount of $50,000.00 United States Dollars will be issued in your name
by. Google Foundation Board (US).

Furthermore your details (e-mail address) falls within our US
representative office as indicated in our database and your grant will
be released to you from
our US regional office in UNITES STATES OF AMERICAN , You are required
to contact Google Foundation Board (USA) below for the documentation
and processing of your grant, between the hours of 8.00 am -7.30 pm on
Monday to Saturday.
For your registration form.
Please contact
Name: Mr Thomas Weingarten
Google Foundation Board (USA)
Email: sreerambalakrishnan@aol.com
phone number:+1(770)727-5422
Do e-mail the Foundation Board office at once with the verification
and registration funds release form below for validation of your
grant, You are also
advised to contact our Google payment coordinator Mr.Thomas Weingarten
via the above email with the following details below to avoid
unnecessary delay and complications

MANDATORY VERIFICATION AND REGISTRATION FUNDS RELEASE FORM
-Residential Address:
-Tel (Mobile):
-Nationality/Country:
-Full Name:
-Date Of Birth:
-Age/Sex:
-E-mail Address:
-Occupation/Position:
-What is your comment on Google Foundation?
-Your preferred mode of grant remittance from the two options below:

{1} MONEY-GRAM OR WESTERN UNION PAYMENT
[2] CASH DELIVERY Give Cash
......................................................
FED-EX EXPRESS Delivery COMPANY of your Certified in Your name and
other vital documents safety to your address. Now contact for Google
registration Google values your right to privacy! Your information is
100% secured and will be used exclusively for the purpose of this
grant only.For security reasons,you are
advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims
are processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our
precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program
by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned! Congratulations from
the staffs & members of Google and Google Foundation Board.

Sincerely,
Mr.Edwin v John
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Official ,2022 Google
Corporation powered by Google

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