419 scam: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus <ghteguyht23@gmail.com> YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED!!

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus <ghteguyht23@gmail.com>
Reply-To: policedepartmentt36@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2023 14:17:16 +0100
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED!!

From The Desk Of Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-general and head of World Health Organization
Global Pandemic Damage Compensation

Greetings dear

Due to the recent Covid-19 currently ravaging the world, the World
Health Organization has launched a public compensation fund program to
the people mostly affected by the Coronavirus across the globe.

The director-general of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros
Adhanom Ghebreyesus launched this program, through the support of the
United states and the Chinese government to pay the total of 1.5M USD
(One Million Five hundred United states dollars ) directly to an
individual mostly affected by the virus.

The Chinese government, through the president Xi Jinping, apologizes
to the citizens of the world for the damages the virus caused, which
officially started from Wuhan, and spread across the world. The
Victims affected are enjoined to provide proof and evidence of how the
virus affected you, or your direct family, or cause loss of your work
and business.

Kindly forward the above required information, together with your
Direct Phone number, amount you lost, address to the officer in charge
of this program. As soon as we receive this information, we shall
inform you on the next step to process your covid-19 global
compensation payment.

Best Regards
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-general and head of World Health Organization Global Pandemic
Damage Compensation
WHOFPA W.H.O Population Fund, Global Compact

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