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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: Protecting Human Rights<savelifetoday@Dreamstime.com>
Reply-To: pse2@gambitgroups.com
Date: 21 Jun 2022 13:51:19 +0300
Subject: Re: Ukraine Refugees Need Your Help

Dear Sir/Ma,



We are Dreamstime-Promoting and Protecting Human Rights
(https://www.dreamstime.com/photos-images/ukraine-refugees.html)
based in Warsaw, Poland. We work in corroborative effort of
International Protection Office, New York , helping refugees from
countries of war and persecution. Presently we have Five
thousand, three hundred and seventy refugees mainly from Ukraine,
Afghanistan, Iraq, and Africa.


We are overwhelmed by this number and people are still trooping
in. we are currently facing acute shortage of housing and
accommodation in Poland for this category of people including the
weekly stipends for their upkeeps.


We are therefore requesting you to help with $500, $1000, $5000
as you are led in your spirit. This is purely humanitarian and
God’s work. We have a dedicated account in New York, USA for
donors around EU Countries, United States of America and Canada
Australia and Latin America.


On request, I shall forward to you the account for your spirited
donation.( IN GOD WE TRUST)


Sincerely,


Dr Paul David .
Email: pse2@gambitgroups.com
Phone: +19177645189

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