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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: MR ALEKSANDER MIKHAILA <bmike9610@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 07:30:06 +0100
Subject: Re: A CALL FOR HUMANITY FROM UKRAINE.

Dear Sir/Madam

I greet you and your family as I am sending you these emails from a
coffee store.

My Names are ALEKSANDER MIKHAILA and i live in Grushevs’kyi Street,
Kyiv, 01008, Ukraine,I am an ENGINEER and i am married with three
kids who are now with my wife in POLAND due to the WAR that has left
millions of people stranded,our home has been hit with bomb and bullet
and i have decided to reach out to you for urgent assistance.


Please I want you to consider this as a call to humanity.so I'm
soliciting for your assistance and co-operation in a confidential
matter regarding my fund which is total sum of Twelve Million Nine
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros ( €12,950,000.00 ) that I deposited
with the First Ukrainian International Bank,Ukraine.


You will receive these funds under legal claims and I assure you all
legal documents will be carefully worked out to ensure 100% risk free
transfer.You are going to keep 40% of the total sum at the end of this
deal and 60% would be for me and my family .


Please consider my situation and try to cooperate with me with good
heart so that these funds can be transferred to your bank account.


Kindly furnish me with the details stated below so we both can swing
into action for the processing of these fund releases to your account.


Your Complete Names:

Your Address:

Your Occupation:

Your Telephone / Mobile Number:


I will be sincerely waiting for your urgent response,


Regards,

MR. ALEKSANDER MIKHAILA.

E-MAIL: m_mikhaila@yahoo.com

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