419 scam: "Mr. Abebe A.Selassie" <Mr.AbebeA.Selassie10@gmail.com> Attn: Dear Winner,

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",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)
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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Abebe A.Selassie" <Mr.AbebeA.Selassie10@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 21:51:46 -0800
Subject: Attn: Dear Winner,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Following the Annual Report from the Executive Board during the Annual
Conference meeting, we are the delegates from the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
(WHO) in conjunction with the UNITED NATIONS (UN) in cooperation with The
WORLD BANK GROUP and INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF).

Your Email Account was selected as one of the lucky Winners around the
world in our Power-ball "Covid-19 International Online" Lottery Draw. The
sum of $1,000,000.00 U.S. Dollars was approved on your behalf to
compensate you due to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus
pandemic (COVID-19).

Your Winning details are as follows:-

1. Ticket no.: OLP-CVD19101,

2. Winning no.: 19-12118-7820.

To facilitate your claims, kindly get back to us for more details of your
claim.

We anticipate your urgent response.
Best regards,
Mr. Abebe, A.Selassie
Lottery Coordinator.

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