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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: Help For Change and Humanity <myredeemerlivt@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2022 18:56:45 +0100
Subject: Supporting the people of Ukraine

*FUNDING*

*Humanity First - Ukraine Emergency Relief Fund*

Supporting the people of Ukraine.



$23,224,298.89 Raised of $39,998,015.88

A donation campaign has been launched to support Ukraine and also help
refugees fleeing from the conflict in Ukraine.
The campaign, organized by the humanitarian organization Act for Peace, is
hoping to raise funds to support refugees in the region.

Stand with the people of Ukraine. Now accepting crypto currency donations.
Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT and NFT. Send your donation through the Bitcoin and
Ethereum Wallet Below:

BTC- 1CVgj4fv7u9jprUFiHjYx51fZBSf2NZrXa



ETH- 0x1adCB8E731Fc6fe79b4079F9a14c93D222EE9d6D



Thanks for your support.



Co-ordinator,

Humanitarian Organisation Act for Peace.

Supporting the people of Ukraine

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