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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: "Ukraine Emergency Help" <site@venus.aif.net>
Reply-To: scarborough.sharon@mail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:52:45 -0500
Subject: H E A L THE W O R L D

Dear Supporter .

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Russian troops have entered Ukrainian , crowds of Ukrainian residents have fled their homes, and Ukrainian officials have urged citizens staying in Kyiv to prepare Molotov cocktails to defend their capital. In response, countries around the world have started imposing economic sanctions on Russia.

As the crisis unfolds, and people around the world watch the war escalate in real-time, many are left wondering how they can help. Making a donation might seem like a drop in the bucket during these times, but it's a good place to start (and much better than doomscrolling Twitter).

When Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, 317 people raised $530,075 in crypto donations to help distributed as needed ! Medicine, food, clothing and transportation out of war zone - we try to provide for everyone! From children , Old age , Women , disability humans to our Defenders! Below are wallet addresses you can donate to help Ukrainians during this crisis, Reason for using digital currency is that it is faster to receive at the same time most of our banking systems are down.

Bitcoin Wallet Address : bc1qqvar8gtv03ls970eq2gm48qdyrgrfzlzvz03ds

Buy Bitcoin Worldwide through Giftcard , bank transfer , credit card , paypal , Locally dealer in your country Via website : https://localbitcoins.com / and / https://paxful.com/

*World Wild : https://www.coinmama.com/

* Worldwide : https://bitcoin.com , https://coinbase.com ,


Please no amount is small and you shall also be compensated and recognized as the hero you are as soon as this crisis ends. Thank you.

If any Question reply us ASAP .

Best Regards,
Erin Ailworth,
United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination

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