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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: "Dr. H. Alka" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unbint@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2020 02:23:54 -0800
Subject: Notice For Your Duty!

 
world health organization WHO
Society Welfare organization
for social welfare development
Commercial Development Soceity Welfare campagn for Health And Safety program for corona virus awareness and safety protection.
Payment Of Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Us Dollars 4,500,000.00 only, have been approved by the WHO Society Welfare development payable to you
This payment is a donation from the WHO Society Welfare development. Once you receive the funds, your duty is to apply for admission in University or any academy and study Health And Safety Course (HSC). You shall there for be a chief consultant in your community.
you will be contacted for Health and safety advice if there is any corona virus patience in the region for a better Health Care System HSC.
The virus have spread everywhere in the would and it kills very fast. The world Health Organization is doing a research for the cure of the virus but it has not been fully discovered.
Corona virus is spreading so fast because it is air burn disease that can infect any one through breath of the air and by touching objects. Your duty is to take a 3 or 6 days Health and Safety course HSC in any accredited school to get safety knowledge on projection skilld for you to be advicer to the people in your community when doing their daily activities In market places, shopping mall, train stations, and all public places.
Reply immediately you read this mail for bank to remit 4,500,000.00 to you
Yours Faithfully
Dr. H Alka
World Health Organization
doctor of research.
 

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