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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: "Danilo Yakiv" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <welsomejon554@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:21:01 -0500
Subject: ***SPAM*** DIRE NEED OF YOUR MUTUAL HELP PLEASE!!!


PLEASE REND ME YOUR HELP FOR GOODNESS SAKE,
I am Danilo Yakiv, an aid to the Ukrainian ex-MP Igor Kotvitsky. It it no longer news how the Russian led government of Putin visited deverstated my country Ukraine with war . We have lost our homes, infrastructures, economy and above all lives and direction. Every known Ukrainian business person and millionaire are finding a way to stash out his/her wealth out of the country the worst of the worsts.
I accompanied the ex-MP Igor Kotvitsky's wife to Hungary by the instruction of my principal Igor Kotvitsky.At the border post-crossing, we were halted and our luggage searched. A huffing amount of US$55,000,000.00 (Fifty five million US dollars) was found on the trunk boxes numbering 12 that we were conveying to Hungary for safety. Below is the news and publication websites for credible findings about me and my story and essense of my need from you;-

https://radaronline.com/p/wife-parliament-member-escaping-ukraine-28-million/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10637997/Ukrainian-tycoons-wife-carried-22-million-cash-refugee-border-crossing-EU.html

At this point of exposure, the authority confiscated it but upon certain needs and compromised negotiation they declared US28,000,000.00 (Twenty eight million US dollars) and some euros to the press only. Although she was arrested for a while just for formality sake because the officials indirectly have got some huge fortunes to themselves per the imperative compromise. During these situation I was managed to had escaped with some of the luggage because we entered the boader town differently and was attended by different custom/security officers who accorded me some spirit of the serice respects.
Nevertheless, I completely sorted myself out by giving out some cash that I had on me for this eventuality and other quality-souvenir items from our galary to the Officers to had helped me to got into the town with my own bagages of the portion of the said fortunes. There and then, I was assisted to had lodged my baggages and contents in a cargo company as personal effects.There are others and many other items i will not mention here until you have handled this very one understandably confidential withproven success.

Finally for now, I am going through immigration protocol/procedures as a refugee hence sincerely need your most sincere mutual assistance to receive the baggages of money in your peaceful and economic viable country. I will be willing to accept your decision on what you will take as your own share for your imperatively needed confidetial help. Otherwis I am thinking that you be king to part with 40% of the total amount while i invest my part in your country under your directives and protections to avoid exposition of the fund's source and trails .

This requires urgent attention because I do not know what next could happen to me the money and sundries-tomorrow, more so, regarding the Putin- Russian threats to probably use neuclear/mass destrution missiles especially on neighbouring countries if he is pushed to the brinks, if the money did not leave this country immediately. Please contact me with the email address below for further explanation and the location of the boxes with evacuation plans. Reply me with this email address for now as he is the one assisting me with me on some problems.

I remain sincere in dire need of your help.

Danilo Yakiv.

Thank you.

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