419 scam: "Dr. Steven Pedro"<info@vacationroadmap.com> Global Pandemic Relief Fund

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "fundmanager@vivaldi.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "fundmanager@vivaldi.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- d-delivery1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Steven Pedro" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ukcoke126@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 20:25:33 -0800
Subject: Global Pandemic Relief Fund

PO Box 1010, Liverpool
L70 1NL, United Kingdom,

Dear Lucky Winner,

This is to inform you that your E-mail has won a prize money of #1,000,000.00 Pounds (One million Great British pounds) for our First Covid-19 World Health Organization Lottery United Kingdom promotional draw which is organized by World Health Organization in conjunction with Chevron Texaco Oil and Gas Company, "Your Email Address" was selected through a computer ballot system draw from Nine hundred thousand email from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program which was recently conducted. We have only selected 300 people as our winners, through an electronic ballot System without the winner applying.
Note that the purpose of this Award is also for winners to help the people suffering from ESPECIALLY COVID-19 and other related deceases in Asia, Africa and Europe Countries and you the Bonafide Winner will also MUST help the poor around you by Sanitizing their Environments with some of this money and send us video as you organize and do that.

These are your winning identification numbers:
Ticket Number: 011425896/2020
Serial Number: 3872/506
Lucky Numbers: 7/4/88/28/01/40

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
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1. Full name: ...............................................
2. Address ... ...............................................
3. Sex: ... ...................................................
4. Age: ......................................................
5. Home Telephone: .. ...................................
6 Mobile Numbers: .. ....................................
7. Occupation: ............................................
9. Country: .................................................
10. Your Winning Email ............................

To file for your claim, please fill and submit your verification form to our Foreign Service Manager immediately

CONTACT US via Email :fundmanager@vivaldi.net and: d-delivery1@hotmail.com
Dr. Steven Owen.
Foreign Service Manager,
World Health Organization Lottery (Pty) Ltd.
Alternatively email: d-delivery1@hotmail.com

I want to congratulate you In Advance and Please Do Not Forget to Help Sanitize the Poor communities in you Society / Country when your account is credited with your winning.

Yours Faithfully,
Dr. King Moore
For the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
World Health Organization London Annex.
Email: fundmanager@vivaldi.net
Claims Manager,

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