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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. Flora Edwin (Financial Director)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.floraedwin9932@indamail.hu>
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 03:15:44 -0700
Subject: !From World Health Organization

WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Avenue Appia 20 1211 Geneva
Switzerland.
OUR REF: UN/OHG/OXD1/22
TELEX: BANK.
PAYMENT FILE: UN/BEN/022.
 
Dear,
 
                                                                             COVID-19 Relief Fund Of $1.8M
As the corona-virus pandemic accelerates, claiming thousands of lives each day, those at greatest risk include some 12 million children, women and men. More than three quarters of whom live in developing countries in the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. With weak health systems, some of those countries are already facing humanitarian crises and loss of jobs because of Covid-19.
 
The World Health Organization (WHO) and humanitarian partners (UNHP), Agency, is today brought out US$855 million for its urgent push to curb the risk and help to impact on COVID-19 outbreaks in the vulnerable communities, as part of a wider WHO Global Humanitarian Response support plan to all the listed names that qualifies To receive a COVID-19 Relief Fund of US$1,000.000 each.
 
To your understanding this is to inform you that your (US$1.8M) COVID-19 Relief Fund payment has been approved and ready to be paid to you through Bank to Bank Transfer. According to the authorized paying bank that you have been reported to be sick and hospitalized for about three weeks in isolation said by your representative partner Ms. Monica Broom (explained).
 
So she forwarded the below account for the transfer of the Relief Fund as instructed by you with power of attorney tendered to us. Please Verify the following account.
 
BANK : HSBC BANK USA.
NAME: MONICA BROOM JR
AAD: 452 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10018-2706
SWIFT CODE; MRMDUS33
CREDIT TO; FINANCIAL BANK SWIFT CODE; FIBBBJBJ
ACCOUNT NO; 55139678
BENF; EXPRESS CASH.
 
Please I will require you to get back to this office as we want to reconfirm an authorization remittance of your fund into the above Bank Account.
 
For quick response contact me through this email: rebastug@aol.com
 
Your Sincerely,
 
Mrs. Flora Edwin
Financial Director - World Health Organization

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