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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: UNITED NATIONS <dr.jenniferchung05@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 09:35:10 +0000
Subject: URGENT.

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

IN THE WAKE OF THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC, I WISH TO BRING YOU THE
GOOD NEWS OF HOPE. I AM MRS.MARÍA ISABEL DÁVILA, DIRECTOR OF THE
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.

I WRITE TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO
RECEIVE THE UN COVID-19 STIMULUS PACKAGE WORTH $150,000.00 USD. THE
SELECTION PROCESS WAS CARRIED OUT THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS (UN)
COMPUTERIZED EMAIL SELECTION SYSTEM, FROM A DATABASE OF OVER
79,980,000 EMAIL ADDRESSES OBTAINED FROM ALL CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD,
WHICH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS SELECTED AMONG.

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO INFORM YOU THAT DUE TO MIXED UP OF NAMES AND
NUMBERS, YOUR EMAIL ATTACHED TO APPROVED NUMBER UN6MM020/COVID-19,
WHICH CONSEQUENTLY FALL ON OUR INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER, THEREFORE, YOU
ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE UNITED NATIONS COVID-19 COORDINATOR AND
GRANTS MANAGER (DR. JEFF JONES), WITH HIS CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW,
TO CLAIM YOUR $150,000.00 USD WITHOUT ANY DELAY.

CONTACT PERSON: DR. JEFF JONES
E-MAIL: (dr.jeffjones001@gmail.com)

REMEMBER TO FORWARD HIM YOUR FULL INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BELOW TO
ENABLE HIM LOCATE YOUR PAYMENT FILE AND ATTEND TO YOU IMMEDIATELY.

1. YOUR FULL NAME:......
2. ADDRESS:..................
3.YOUR IDENTITY CARD;......
4. AGE:... / SEX;........
5. OCCUPATION:...
6. MOBILE NUMBER:....
7. COUNTRY:.........

NOTE: THAT THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID TO YOU IS (USD150, 000.00), WE EXPECT
YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL TO ENABLE US MONITOR THE
TRANSACTION EFFECTIVELY.

BEST REGARDS
MRS. MARÍA ISABEL DÁVILA
UNITED NATION COORDINATOR.

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