419 scam: George Emanuel <georgeemanuel783@gmail.com> Sehr geehrter Fonds Inhaber,

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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:
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- mrssoniamohammed@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: George Emanuel <georgeemanuel783@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrssoniamohammed@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:03:01 +0000
Subject: Sehr geehrter Fonds Inhaber,

Sehr geehrter Fonds Inhaber,

Ich habe Ihnen zwei E-Mails gesendet und Sie haben tagelang nicht
geantwortet, ich habe vor ein paar Tagen sogar eine weitere mit
weiteren Details gesendet, die noch unbeantwortet sind $ 800.000,00
(Achthunderttausend US-Dollar) unter der Bsic Bank? Es tut mir so
leid, wenn Sie diese E-Mails ehrlich gesagt nicht erhalten haben. Ich
werde sie jetzt erneut senden, sobald ich bestÃ¤tige, dass Sie sie nie
erhalten haben.

Zu Ihrer Information erhalten Sie weitere Einzelheiten darÃ¼ber, wie
Sie Ihre Visa-Karte erhalten, von Frau Sonia Mohammed, einer
autorisierten Vertreterin der Bsic Bank.

Name des bevollmÃ¤chtigten Vertreters: Frau Sonia Mohammed
E-Mail-Adresse: (mrssoniamohammed@gmail.com)
Adresse der Stadt: Republik Lome Togo.

Kontaktieren Sie sie und teilen Sie ihr Ihre unten aufgefÃ¼hrten
Informationen mit;

Ihr Vorname: ====================
Ihr Nachname:=====================
Ihr Herkunftsland: ================
Ihre Privatadresse: ==================
Ihre Stadt:===========================
Ihre Postleitzahl/Index:================
Ihre Telefonnummer: ==================

Dies ist eine von der UNO, dem IWF, der Weltbank und der ECOWAS
zugelassene Bank, und ohne diese Bank wird keiner dieser Agenten
diesen Fonds fÃ¼r Sie unterstÃ¼tzen oder genehmigen.
Bitte wenden Sie sich an Frau Sonia Mohammed, um weitere Anweisungen
zu erhalten, wie Sie Ihre Bankomatkarte im Wert von $ 800.000,00
(Achthunderttausend US-Dollar) ohne VerzÃ¶gerung erhalten.

Aufrichtig,
Frau Kristalina Georgieva

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