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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:
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: "International Financial Organization" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <worldhealth-aid@protonmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2021 11:34:30 +0100
Subject: Covid19 conomic Support Pogram
Attention: Beneficairy,
I wish to officially inform you that due to the effect of the
global pandemic (Covid-19) which the vast spread has affected the
global world economy and as well the lost of lives of people,
therefore the World Health Organization (W.H.O) has authorized
the immediate release of $2.5million each to various individuals
across the world to serve as palliative funds to aid boost the
businesses and also to be used to help the poor around the
accredited beneficiaries which their emails selected randomly to
be beneficiaries of this funds since the World Health
Organization can not be present everywhere to provide these funds
the world citizenry.
Once you have received your fund you are expected to offer
adequate palliatives to less privileged people around your
vicinity or you can still extend a helping hand as much as you
can to save some souls as well as also invest in business to
revive the economy as lots of people lost jobs to the pandemic
You are advised to respond swiftly with the following
informations so it can be documented and forward to the
accredited bank to effect the release of the funds within the
shortest possible time
1. Full Name
2. full Residential Address and country
3. Occupation
4. Phone number
5. copy of identity card
Send response by Email: worldhealth-aid@protonmail.com
Awaiting your urgent correspondence to enable us deliver on our
promise to help boost the welfare and healthcare in our bid to
sustain development.
Congratulations !!!
Yours Faithfully,
Tedros Adhanom
Consultant(WHO)
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