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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: "COVID-19 Relief" <deptcharity@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 01:33:36 -0700
Subject: COVID-19 Relief Foundation

Attention Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that you have been randomly selected as one of the beneficiaries of Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund which was setup to help business owners and individuals during and after the Coronavirus Pandemic.

We try to reach you again, on this same EMAIL once more, as our previous EMAIL to you returned undelivered. You are to receive the sum of €4,200,000.00 Million Euro ( Four Million Two Hundred Thousand Euro) Kindly send COVID-19 Donation Reference Number: COVID-19/TQK41YT4SKL9 and File Number: T2J/0124/HVY to your claims agent.

To Begin Your Claim, Please Contact your assigned Claims Agent. Contact Person Mrs, Martha Maxwell (By clicking reply email) Remember that all prize must be claimed before on the (20-05-2022).After this date all funds will be returned to the ministry of ECONOMY Y HACIENDO as Unclaimed, Subsequently late entry claims, attracts a late entry fee.

Regards,
Mr,Antoine Brulin
Chairman,COVID-19 Relief Foundation.


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