419 scam: "Stephan Ernst Schmidheiny"<info@donation.com> Hallo/Hello

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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 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.
- stepernsch12@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Stephan Ernst Schmidheiny"<info@donation.com>
Reply-To: stepernsch12@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 09:35:01 +0300
Subject: Hallo/Hello

Hi,

Mein Name ist Stephan Ernst Schmidheiny, ein Schweizer Unternehmer, Philanthrop und Verfechter einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Ich bin einer der erfolgreichsten Unternehmer der Welt in der Schweiz und glaube fest daran, wÃ¤hrend des Lebens zu geben.â€œ Ich hatte eine Idee, die sich nie geÃ¤ndert hat? dass Sie Ihr VermÃ¶gen einsetzen sollten, um Menschen zu helfen, und ich habe beschlossen, {â‚¬ 600.000,00} Sechshunderttausend Euro an zufÃ¤llig ausgewÃ¤hlte Personen weltweit zu spenden. Nach Erhalt dieser E-Mail sollten Sie sich zu den GlÃ¼cklichen zÃ¤hlen. Ihre E-Mail-Adresse wurde zufÃ¤llig online ausgewÃ¤hlt. Bitte melden Sie sich so bald wie mÃ¶glich bei mir, damit ich weiÃŸ, dass Ihre E-Mail-Adresse gÃ¼ltig ist.

Besuchen Sie dies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_Schmidheiny oder Sie kÃ¶nnen meinen Namen googeln, um weitere Informationen zu erhalten: ( Stephan Ernst Schmidheiny ).

Senden Sie Ihre Antwort an (stepernsch12@yahoo.com), damit ich sie Ihnen geben kann
mehr Details zu dieser Spende.

Ich werde auf Ihre Antwort warten.
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Hi,

My name is Stephan Ernst Schmidheiny a Swiss entrepreneur, philanthropist, and advocate of sustainable development. am one of the world most successful Entrepreneur in Switzerland, I believe strongly in giving while livingâ€™ I had one idea that never changed in my mind ? that you should use your wealth to help people and I have decided to give {â‚¬ 600,000.00} Six Hundred Thousand Euro, to randomly selected individuals worldwide. On receipt of this email, you should count yourself as the lucky individual. Your email address was chosen online while searching at random. Kindly get back to me at your earliest convenience, so I know your email address is valid.

Visit this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_Schmidheiny or You Can Google my name for more information:( Stephan Ernst Schmidheiny ).

Send your reply to (stepernsch12@yahoo.com) to enable me to give you
more details about this donation.

I will be waiting for your response.

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