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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: "Bitcoin Bullets" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bitcoinbullets@myyahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2023 20:28:28 -0700
Subject: UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN APPEAL.


YOUR DONATIONS ARE A LIFELINE FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE, AND REFUGEES IN NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES.

We, the Bitcoin Bullets Group believe crypto funding is essential and vital in the ongoing war in Ukraine. We are continuing to provide food, warmth, cash support, clean water, medical care and psychological support in Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Moldova and Hungary.

We have prioritised helping the most vulnerable people, and empowered local people and organisations to reach them. We have also worked alongside international partners and the Ukrainian authorities to provide medical equipment and supplies for hospitals and restore water supplies.

We have been supporting some of the 13 million people displaced by the conflict, both inside Ukraine and in neighbouring countries. We have been providing shelter, food, psychological support and cash to buy essentials such as food or medicines to people who have had to leave everything behind.

No amount of your donation in crypto is too small to help those in disastrous need of shelter, food, portable water and medicines. We have extended the donation in cryptos to include Bitcoin(BTC), Ethereum(ETH), Tether(USDT), Binance Coin(BNB) and Solana(SOL).
Below are the wallet deposit addresses and their respective deposit networks.

BITCOIN[bitcoin network]
16UVf1XjjLQoPgb3QEPmd6S93ntbaVDVca

ETHEREUM[ERC20 network]
0x1fe27d60558166cc30e5be6806eba1c28d9e0411

TETHER-USDT[TRC20 network]
TMGaTq7d1qT9tdaeijVGCzFg9RwMGL6dwT

BINANCE COIN[BEP20 network]
0x1fe27d60558166cc30e5be6806eba1c28d9e0411

SOLANA[solana network]
6WWZQ4boyUkKM35xGzbEhUM3jAqQKfczvREcQLWYyQ8K

Thanks and remain blessed as you donate for the betterment of humanity and stable society.
Note: forward your name and country of origin if you decide to make a donation, it helps us in keeping accurate records of our donors.
Email: bitcoinbulletsgroup@myyahoo.com
Phone number: +19295400478.

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