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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: "World Health Organization" <contact@gmail.com>
Reply-To: office@admntline.ml
Date: 10 Feb 2021 22:40:02 +0100
Subject: Covid 19 benefit Winner

World Health Organization Awards Department – Covid 19
Splash/Benefit Promotions
1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
885 Second Avenue, 26th floor
New York, N.Y. 10017
United States of America

BATCH REF: COVID/2020/836278263

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Two
Million United States Dollars ($2,000,000.00) for the Covid 19,
Prize Promotion which is Organized by Miller Foundation and WHO.

WHO collects all the email addresses of the people that are
active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo, Aol,
Gmail and Hotmail and few from other email providers because
Miller Foundation want to give out funds to small business
companies to benefit from there foundation project. Fifty people
are randomly selected monthly to benefit from this promotion and
you are one of the Selected Winners.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement
Center. WHO Covid 19 Award must be claimed not later than 60 days
from date of Draw Notification. Any Prize not claimed within this
period will be forfeited.

Stated below are your identification numbers:

Depositor: Miller Foundation.
BATCH NUMBER: Covid/07-436716.
REFERENCE NUMBER: 20207493100.
PIN: 9060.

These numbers fall within your Location file, you are requested
to contact our fiduciary agent in New York and send your winning
identification numbers to him;

He shall immediately commence the process that will facilitate
the release of your fund to you.

Note that after verification of your funds with the processing
officer, he will appoint an officer to meet with you in person
for the release of your funds

Congratulations!! Once again.

Yours in service
Dr. Martin Bay
(Publicity Secretary)

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