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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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Fraud email example:

From: "INFO FROM UKRAINE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edwardwilliamsx1@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2022 15:34:11 -0000
Subject: INFO FROM UKEAINE

Dear sir,
All my efforts to reach you on telephone explain in details did not work out I deemed it wise to send this email. I was instructed to contact you by my mother Mrs Bohdana Boguslaw the wife to late Andriy Boguslaw from Ukrian, who was killed by Russian soldiers day before yesterday.Sir, Before the last breath of my late husband when he was still bleeding on pool of blood, he called the attention of me and my son Jr. He disclose to us that he has 16,000.000.00 Sixteen Million Euro cash in a save vault he intended to invest.

He instructed us to look for a trust worthy person in your country, who can help us with all his heart with honest advice and security to invest the funds in his country in an investment that can yield income for the future of my children.

He instructed us to negociate with anyone who can help us safe gaurd the funds, how many percentage he or she takes so that the person can help us secure the funds in his account and invest it for us with total trust, honesty and secret.
We have tried to deposit it in the bank here all the banks here are destroyed/closed.

I have discussed with HUMAN RIGHT personel cargo master he agree to help us move out our value belongings through HUMAN RIGHT LOGISTIC CHANNELS. out of Ukraine to a safe location.
Let me know if You can travel to the location and receive the boxes.
After safe gaurding the funds we will come over to your place to start a new life with my four children.


Our lifes are in great danger many people have died because of continues Russian shelling and bombs. Russians are using air bombimgs / strikes to kill innocent civilians of which if we dont move out fast we will lose everything including our lives.
As things stands now, I cannot move out with my four children now because of many mass crowded of people millions wants to move out with continue air trike and bombings. The United Nations personel adviced us to move our wealth out to a trusted hands then plan how to move out wih my children. Because if we dont the Russians are fast approching fast and will take the money if they see it. Please unerstand our situations and help.

We need to use this opportunity everybody is moving their belongings out of Ukraine in mass also move the funds out. The personel is an honest, Eprience and trusted person he can help us conceal the funds in a box without any body knowing it.
He said he can move the funds within Europe safely.

If you are capable to help receive the funds without cheating us let me know, I will rush down to the UNITED NATIONS PERSONEL and collect presidentail service form, so that you can fill your contact address for shipment.
There is no need to cheat us or betray us when the funds gets to your hands we are suffering here, we have concluded that we will compasate you fine.
please don't be greedy we have lost all we have. this funds is our last hopes that is why we are pleading on your behalf no to be greedy or cheat us.
It is not good to delay, Everything is ready waiting to move.
We are suffering here RUSSIA KILLERS are everywhere arround they also use air strikes no one is safe, and to move out of here is a dead game we are in hidding near the railway station, waiting to enter a train but no train moving we are stocked.
It is good we move the boxes first.Then next week we join you.

We need to know if you are capable to handle this transaction. If yes, please contact mewithout delay. And also give your telephone number so that we go and join the line for international call and call you.
The line for waiting to make international calls is very long line, give me your telephone number so that we can join the line and call you and give you more details.
Contact me so that I can give you more details.

Please when replying use the subject: Attention: Mrs Bohdana Boguslaw
Always remember us in your prayers.
I am waiting for your reply.

Mrs Bohdana Boguslaw

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