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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 Linda Thomas-Greenfield <officedelivery405@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jeromemaxwell28@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:29:14 +0100
Subject: Attn Beneficiary,

Attn Beneficiary,

In our efforts to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial
stability and facilitate individual and company economic growth. The
foreign claims settlement commission in conjunction with the United
Nations through the international monitoring network system,
discovered your United Nations (COVID-19) Palliative Compensation
Humanitarian Fund UNPAID valued at US$17,000,000.00 (US$17Million )
that have not been claimed by you. For this reason, you are advised to
be in touch with the foreign claims settlement commission Agent Mr
Jerome Maxwell and ask him to direct you how to recevie your COVID-19
Palliative Funds, provide them with the information as mentioned below
to enable them to give you further directives on how to contact the
newly accredited paying financial and the processing and release of
your funds to you.


Re-confirm your information/data as follows.

1. Your full Name..............
2. Full address.................
3. Country
4.State................
4. Whats-app Number......

Contact Person: Mr. Jerome Maxwell
Email Address:(jeromemaxwell28@yahoo.com)


Note: The above information is necessary to certify that you are the
rightful beneficiary of the said funds. As soon as they confirm this
information, they shall revert back to you with further directives.

Kind Regards

Mrs Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Ambassador United Nations (COVID-19)
Humanitarian Fund

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