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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Sheena Meteo Reyes" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lindsay@gtdinternet.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2021 09:44:05 -0700
Subject: DONATION FOR Humanitarian Project

A CONTRIBUTION FOR THE WORK OF GOD.
My Lordship,

Greetings You are to receive a DONATION of US$2,000,000.00 (Two Million US Dollars) for charity Less privileged peoples orphanages work.Our funds have been delivered down to our distribution points and currently secured by the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) Vault Operations, Centurion, South Africa / collaboration of Philippines, as you can see on the following Web-video page:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P1TUPuxFnusug3Da8MpyaFoHUbS7GVEm/view?usp=sharing

Our Payment Administrator will help processing and releasing to you the sum of US$2, 000,000 (Two Million United States Dollars) to enable you
boost your business, stabilize your region, help the vulnerable and less-privileged around you, and help stop the spread of Covid-19.


Thanks and God bless you.
Yours sister in the lord
Mrs Sheena Meteo Reyes
Email: sheenamateoreyes@gmail.com
(Secretary; Relief International Charity Foundation Incorporated)

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