419 scam: Sir Leonard Valentinovich Blavatnik <wangyonming7@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?Q?Erhalten_Sie_eine_Geldspende_in_H=C3=B6he_von

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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 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.
- leonardvalentinovichb@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Sir Leonard Valentinovich Blavatnik <wangyonming7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: leonardvalentinovichb@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 03:41:11 -0700
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Erhalten_Sie_eine_Geldspende_in_H=C3=B6he_von_3=2E000=2E000=2C?=
=?UTF-8?Q?00_=E2=82=AC_=28drei_Millionen_Euro=29?=

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Hallo,,

Ich bin Sir Leonard Valentinovich Blavatnik, ein britischer
GeschÃ¤ftsmann, Investor, Philanthrop und PrÃ¤sident (Access
Industries). Ich gab
20 Prozent meines persÃ¶nlichen VermÃ¶gens fÃ¼r wohltÃ¤tige Zwecke
verschenken. Und ich habe auch zugesagt, die restlichen 20 % in diesem
Jahr 2023 an Einzelpersonen zu verschenken. Das habe ich
beschlossen, 3.000.000,00 â‚¬ (Drei Millionen Euro) zu spendenAuch die
weniger Privilegierten und Armen in Ihrer Gemeinde. Wenn Sie an meiner
Spende interessiert sind, kontaktieren Sie mich fÃ¼r weitere
Informationen. ( leonardvalentinovichb@gmail.com ) Sie kÃ¶nnen auch
mehr Ã¼ber mich Ã¼ber den Link unten lesen

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Blavatnik

Herzliche GrÃ¼ÃŸe
PrÃ¤sident (Access Industries)
Sir Leonard Valentinovich Blavatnik

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