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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: UNITEDNATIONS@UN.ORG
Reply-To: un.michaelmoller@yahoo.com
Date: 27 Apr 2020 04:50:28 +0200
Subject: COVID-19 STIMULUS PACKAGE GRANT BENEFICIARY

​Hello Beneficiary,

You have been selected and fully qualified to apply for the COVID-19 United Nations Grant. You are eligible to get COVID-19 stimulus package; COVID-19 personal grants: (Minimum: $30,000 and a Maximum of $300,000). For COVID-19 business grants: (Minimum: $250,000.00 and Maximum: $1,000,000.00 or More).
The United Nations under Normative Support System Coordination the civil society organization, senior citizens, the retired, widowed, working class, self- employed, unemployed, victims of natural disaster Etc. to apply for COVID-19 stimulus package grants.

United Nations COVID-19 Stimulus Package Grant(s)? The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted two negative shocks on the world economy. One is a “supply” shock – much of what the economy produces depends on face-to-face human interaction; the social distancing so necessary to slow the spread of the virus reduces our capacity to produce goods and services. The other is a “demand” shock – laid-off workers and falling output cause incomes to fall, which in turn constrains the ability of households and businesses to spend. These distinct shocks clearly reinforce each other in a downward spiral of economic activity. The U.N economic stimulus package grant is set aside to help lessen the economic blow caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

U.N stimulus package grant is a package of economic measures put together to stimulate a floundering economy that may arise as a result of present global health crisis caused the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this stimulus package is to reinvigorate the economy and prevent or reverse a recession by boosting employment and spending.

To claim your COVID-19 Stimulus Package Grant. Send your full information below to "UNITED NATIONS" Director and Apply.

Dr Michael Moller
UN Director-General
un.michaelmoller@yahoo.com
Phone Number:(760)915-6251
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1-Full Name
2-Full Address:
3-Email Address:
4-Position or title:
5-Marital Status:
6-Annual Income:
7-Number of dependent(s):
8-Monthly income:
9-Phone Number:
10-Employment Status:
11-Type of Stimulus package grant (Personal or Business)


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UNITED NATIONS

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