419 scam: "Mr. Joe Thwait" <m.sharifi@qiau.ac.ir> KINDLY ACCEPT OUR DONATION'S

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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.
- joethwaite182@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Joe Thwait" <m.sharifi@qiau.ac.ir>
Reply-To: joethwaite182@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:29:41 -0800
Subject: KINDLY ACCEPT OUR DONATION'S

God bless you

I, Joe Thwaite and my wife Jess Thwaite have decided to donate the sum £1,500,000.00 GBP to you and your family from our EuroMillions Mega Win of £184,262,899.00 GBP as part of our contribution in helping to support families and communities around the world. We are donating the sum of £1,500,000.00 GBP to 10 different families around the world from our mega win and your email address emerged as one of our beneficiaries.

I and my wife have been involved in charity works and helping communities local and international with the little that we could afford before God blessed us with the EuroMillions Mega Win 2022 and we intend to extend this blessing to you and your entire families and community. Together we can make the world a better place.

You can visit https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18619581/who-euromillions-winners-joe-thwaite-jess-thwaite/ for more information's about our winnings .

If you are interested in receiving this donation please indicate interest by replying to the email: joethwaite182@gmail.com for more information.

Regards
Joe Thwaite

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