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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: "W.H.O Funding" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mutualmoritzkappelzahler@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:17:08 +0200
Subject: Covid Support Fund


From: Ms. Miriam Schapiro
National Covid-19 Support Relief Draw
31 Brickfield Rd, Salt River, Cape Town, 7935
covidservice250@gmail.com
Attention: Customer WHOSA680
Ref: WHOL/851OYHI/20
Batch No. NL6/50

COVID-19 RELIEF FUND AID NOTIFICATION
The World Health Organization (W.H.O) sponsors this Grant Programs for Covid-19 Relief Fund Aid Worldwide.
We happily announce to you the draw of the unprecedented Covid-19 Relief Fund Aid Program held on the Wednesday 04th November 2020 in Cape Town and Geneva Switzerland
Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: COVID19564 75604545 250, with Serial Number 465637680000 drew the winning numbers : 03-13-18-20-31-41 with a bonus Number 01 for National Lottery 6/50 Lotto under the choice of the lottery in the 2nd category of bimonthly four (4).
You have therefore been approved to cash a total sum of €680,000.00 (Six Hundred and Eighty Thousand Euro) credited to file WHOL/851OYHI/20. This is from a total cash prize of €170,000,000.00 Million Euros, shared amongst the first Two Hundred and Fifty (250) lucky winners in this category Worldwide.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African Continent booklet representative office in South Africa, because this unprecedented Covid-19 Relief Fund Program was held in Cape Town South Africa to support Small Business Owners, Self Employed and Families Worldwide. In view of this, your €680,000.00 (Six Hundred and Eighty Thousand Euro) would be released to you by an accredited commercial Bank in South Africa. Our office will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact our Agent’s office.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 100,000,000 companies and personal e-mails. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous elements. Please be warned!
To file for your claim, please We have attached/enclosed an “A Form" (FORM CLCVD M388891) to this e-mail, which you must fill in and return it to our corresponding Agent immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, contact information is as follows: email: covidservice250@gmail.com , Phone +27 632676439. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please fill the FORM IN BLOCK LETTERS with your reference numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents.

Congratulations! Thank you for being part of this unprecedented Covid-19 Relief Fund Aid Lottery program and Stay Safe!!!
Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Miriam Schapiro

NOTE To confirm that you have the winning number for the Wednesday 04th November 2020 draw, visit: https://www.lotteryresults.co.za /ON—50-lottery-results.html confirm under National ZA

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