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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: "Ambassador White" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ambassadorj.white@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 21:14:08 -0700
Subject: Your Pandemic Relief Fund is ready Dear Beneficiary,

Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination.
 
     International human rights law lays down the obligations of Governments to act in certain ways or to refrain from certain acts, in order to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals or groups,One of the great achievements of the United Nations is the creation of a comprehensive body of human rights law—a universal and internationally protected code to which all nations can subscribe and all people aspire. The United Nations has defined a broad range of internationally accepted rights, including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. It has also established mechanisms to promote and protect these rights and to assist states in carrying out their responsibilities.
 
     The foundations of this body of law are the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the General Assembly in 1945 and 1948, respectively. Since then, the United Nations has gradually expanded human rights law to encompass specific standards for women, children, persons with disabilities, minorities and other vulnerable groups, who now possess rights that protect them from discrimination that had long been common in many societies.
 
     Actually: This email serves as a notification, to inform you on the deposit of compensation funds by International human rights Organization and United Nations Organization (UNO) in the amount of 1 Billion dollars, which will be disbursed for people as a compensation over CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) OUTBREAK, The have approved a compensation payment of $500,000.USD to you for the inconvenience regarding covid-19 pandemic.
 
     You have been enrolled into this compensation scheme, Based on this above real agreement you are advised to get back to us with your full details such as your Name, Your direct telephone number, Your address, and also informed us on how you preferred to have your own fund receive to enable us carry on and proceed on that,
 
Signed.
Ambassador WHITE J

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