419 scam: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus <akcbm539@tcn.zaq.ne.jp> RE: YOUR CORVID19 PALLIATIVE/DONATION

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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:

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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus <akcbm539@tcn.zaq.ne.jp>
Reply-To: corvid19palliative@protonmail.com
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2021 03:12:59 +0900
Subject: RE: YOUR CORVID19 PALLIATIVE/DONATION

Kind Attn,

Following the outbreak and subsequent spread of the new coronavirus pandemic globally, our consortium of World Health Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations in collaboration with the new Administration of President Joe Biden Jr of United States of America, have come together to compensate the poor, needy, widows orphans and the downtroddens as we take new measure with the vaccine to control the spread of the virus.

As one of the directors based in UK, I am fronting on behalf of World Health Organization to contact you as you have been selected to benefit from this compensation scheme In the light of the above, the sum of (TEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) has been approved as compensation for procurement of food, drugs, and other relief materials to assist the affected victims brothers, sisters, wives husbands, children, fathers and mothers who may have been affected by coronavirus infection. We have similar compensations to the USA, Japan, Italy, Belgium, Spain and 54 Nations in Africa.

Revert back to us with full name, address and mobile number for further details. Contact us via this mail ID for confirmation and validity of your email address: corvid19palliative@protonmail.com

You must show your seriousness and must be a law abiding citizen in order to achieve this one goal. remember together we can do it.

Warmest Regards,
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,(Director),
World Health Organization
COVID -19 Compensation Scheme

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