419 scam: u.ivanchenko@dmsu.gov.ua =?utf-8?q?Haben_Sie_Ihre_Spende_in_H=C3=B6he_von_2_Millionen_Euro

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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: u.ivanchenko@dmsu.gov.ua
Reply-To: l.jeremy0878@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:29:57 -0500
Subject: =?utf-8?q?Haben_Sie_Ihre_Spende_in_H=C3=B6he_von_2_Millionen_Euro_erhalte?=
=?utf-8?q?n=3F?=

Hallo
=

Diese E-Mail stammt von Tammy und Cliff Webster, den Gewinnern des Powerbal=
l-Jackpots in H=F6he von 316,3 Millionen US-Dollar. Aufgrund des Konflikts =
und Covid-19 auf der ganzen Welt haben wir uns entschieden, =20AC 100.000,0=
0 an 100 zuf=E4llig ausgew=E4hlte Personen zu verschenken.
=

Wenn Sie diese E-Mail erhalten, wurden Sie ausgew=E4hlt, und um Ihre eine M=
illion Euro zu verifizieren und zu beanspruchen, antworten Sie bitte mit Ih=
rem vertraulichen Code (SPENDE2022).
=

Wir werden mit Ihrer Beitrags=FCberweisung fortfahren, nachdem Sie geantwor=
tet haben.
=

Herzliche Gr=FC=DFe
=

Cliff und Tammy Webster

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