419 scam: Berkshire Hathaway Foundation <balasgarga@gmail.com> Spende

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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.
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.
- warrenbuffettfoundations@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Berkshire Hathaway Foundation <balasgarga@gmail.com>
Reply-To: warrenbuffettfoundations@aol.com
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 19:09:45 +0100
Subject: Spende

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SchÃ¶ne GrÃ¼ÃŸe

Ich bin Warren Edward Buffett, ein amerikanischer GeschÃ¤fts magnat,
Investor und Philanthrop. Vielleicht bin ich der Vorsitzende und CEO
von Berkshire Hathaway. Ich habe 25 Prozent meines persÃ¶nlichen
VermÃ¶gens fÃ¼r wohltÃ¤tige Zwecke ausgegeben? Derzeit leite ich die
(Letters Foundation) und habe den Rest meines Einkommens von 25%
Einzel personen versprochen, indem ich eine Online-Spende in HÃ¶he von
17.5 Milliarden US-Dollar an 60 glÃ¼ckliche Einzelpersonen auf der
ganzen Welt geleistet habe.

Der Auswahlprozess wurde jedoch durch eine zufÃ¤llige Auswahl in
unserer computer gestÃ¼tzten E-Mail-Auswahl-Engine aus einer Datenbank
mit Ã¼ber 250.000 E-Mail-Adressen aus allen Kontinenten weltweit
durchgefÃ¼hrt. Vielleicht wurden Sie als glÃ¼cklicher Partner ausgewÃ¤hlt
und erhalten eine EntschÃ¤digung in HÃ¶he von (3.5 Millionen Euro).
Bitte fÃ¼llen Sie die folgenden Informationen aus, wenn Sie an meiner
Spende interessiert sind. Bitte wenden Sie sich an meinen persÃ¶nlichen
Assistenten, um weitere Informationen mit Ihren korrekten Daten zu
erhalten. Bitte kontaktieren Sie die folgende E-Mail, um Ihr Geld zu
erhalten (warrenbuffettfoundations@aol.com)

Hier sind einige erforderliche Informationen, um Ihr Geld zu erhalten

VollstÃ¤ndiger Name:
Land:
Zustand der Provinz:
Alter:
Arbeit/Besetzung:
Mobile /Whatsapp nummer:
Adresse:

Kontakt E-Mail: warrenbuffettfoundations@aol.com

Mit freundlichen GrÃ¼ÃŸen
Dr. Warren Buffett

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