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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: "COVID-19 FUND DONATION" <gracian@lcc.uma.es>
Reply-To: jamephilipowen@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2020 05:21:05 +0200
Subject: SUPPORT THE COVID-19 FUND DONATION.

Sir/Madam


The United Nations Foundation and the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation have created this secure solidarity fund to support WHO and partners in a massive effort to help countries prevent, detect, and manage the novel corona virus. Our major concentration is assisting those who need intensive care response hence the need for the donations to save as many lives, as possible.

The Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund is seeking your help to raise funds. This Solidarity Response Fund is a secure way for individuals, philanthropies and businesses organizations to contribute to the WHO-led effort to respond to the pandemic. We will greatly appreciate your donation through the bitcoin wallet Address below

1EQRAnGK6DRVQCfQEK45aD5sLfswErbn9W

Any amount donated from as little as one dollar will go a long way to save lives.

The fund will enable us to:

Send essential supplies such as personal protective equipment to front line health workers enable all countries to track and detect the disease by boosting laboratory capacity through training and equipment. Ensure health workers and communities everywhere have access to the latest science-based information to protect themselves, prevent infection and care for those in need.

SUPPORT THE COVID-19 FUND

We are all affected by the growing COVID-19 outbreak. It’s an unprecedented health challenge and we know people and organizations everywhere want to help. The World Health Organization (WHO) is leading and coordinating the global effort, supporting countries to prevent, detect, and respond to the outbreak.

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