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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: "Mrs. Susan Dansuki" <tourehabib872@gmail.com>
Reply-To: imorourafiatou0@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2022 07:51:51 -0700
Subject: COVID-19 RELIEF FUND OF $750,000.00 USD

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Attn: Dear,

I am Ms. Susan Dansuki, the United Nations Special Representative for
Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). I write this message to inform you
that you have been selected among others to receive the sum of
$750,000.00, as Covid-19 relief package.

If you are alive and still have access to this E-mail account, you are
hereby advised to kindly respond urgently by contacting Mr. Robert
Taiwo through this email address: ( mrroberttaiwo212@gmail.com ), with
your full name, including your current address to claim your
$750,000.00 Covid-19 relief package.

Yours Sincerely
Ms. Susan Dansuki.

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