419 scam: Frau Susan Wei <officefilefilefilef@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?Q?Attn=3A

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22951813796 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- williamdonald841@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Frau Susan Wei <officefilefilefilef@gmail.com>
Reply-To: williamdonald841@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:42:18 -0800
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Attn=3A_Beg=C3=BCnstigter?=

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Attn: BegÃ¼nstigter,

Ich freue mich, Ihnen heute mitteilen zu kÃ¶nnen, dass ich diese Mittel mit
Hilfe eines neuen Partners aus Kuwait erfolgreich Ã¼berwiesen habe. Derzeit
bin ich im Moment in Kuwait fÃ¼r ein Ã–linvestitionsprojekt mit ihm, aber ich
habe eine ATM DEBIT VISA CARD behalten, die USD $ 2.500.000,00 enthÃ¤lt.
(Zwei Millionen, fÃ¼nfhunderttausend US-Dollar), als EntschÃ¤digung fÃ¼r
alles, was Sie in dieser Zeit fÃ¼r mich getan haben, habe ich vor einigen
Jahren versucht, die Gelder zu Ã¼berweisen.

Ich habe Ihre BemÃ¼hungen damals nicht vergessen, da Sie sich wirklich um
mich bemÃ¼ht haben, daher sende ich Ihnen dieses Guthaben als EntschÃ¤digung
Ã¼ber eine sichere Bankomatkarte, mit der Sie das Guthaben an jedem
Geldautomaten an jedem Ort weltweit maximal tÃ¤glich abheben kÃ¶nnen
HÃ¶chstbetrag von USD $ 15.000,00 (FÃ¼nfzehntausend US-Dollar). Bitte
kontaktieren Sie daher schnell meine SekretÃ¤rin Ã¼ber die untenstehenden
Informationen, damit sie Ihnen die Bankomatkarte unverzÃ¼glich zusendet.

Name: Herr Williams Donald
E-Mail-Adresse: (williamdonald841@gmail.com)
Telefon: +22951813796

Im Moment habe ich mÃ¶glicherweise keinen Zugang, um flieÃŸend mit meiner
SekretÃ¤rin oder irgendjemandem zu kommunizieren, da ich hier in Kuwait ein
Ã–linvestitionsprojekt habe, das meine ganze Zeit in Anspruch nimmt, aber
ich habe ihm eine Anweisung fÃ¼r Ihren Kontakt hinterlassen, OK. Dies ist
Ihr PIN-CODE der ATM DEBIT VISA CARD (Pin-6670) und somit ist es nur die
Karte, an die meine SekretÃ¤rin senden wird Sie. Viel GlÃ¼ck und vielen Dank
fÃ¼r alles. Ich wÃ¼nsche Ihnen, dass Sie die Mittel sinnvoll einsetzen.

Beste GrÃ¼ÃŸe,
Frau Susan Wei

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