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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Mrs Monica Daniels Tkachenko<amy@riva-architects.com>
Reply-To: monicadaniel1958@zohomail.com
Date: 29 Apr 2022 23:26:21 +0200
Subject: Greeting (From Mrs Monica Daniels Tkachenko )
Hello,
I am here to seek your humanitarian help on behalf of my
Daughter Zlata. My name is Mrs Monica Daniels Tkachenko, my
husband and 2 of my children are killed by the Russian military
who invaded my country, and I am presently in the hospital as a
result of the injury I sustained from a bomb that blasted in our
home that left my husband and 2 children dead.
My husband was the CEO of Bellair Scotland Ltd. I have a
surviving daughter in Poland and her name is Zlata. I have a
severe health issue and the doctors said I may not survive the
injury.My husband has a deposit of 7.800.000 EUR(Seven Million
Eight Hundred Thousand Euros) in a bank. I will ask my late
husband's bank to transfer the money to your account so that you
can take care of our only surviving daughter who is presently in
Refugee camp in Poland.
I don't want my Zlata to live like an orphan, I want you to take
her from the refugee camp in Poland and for you to be her new
father/Guardian and guide her to grow as a beautiful girl she
is. You will put my Zlata into a good school in your country.You
will invest 50% of the money into a good business and use the
benefits to train my daughter until she grows. You will put 30%
of the whole fund in a fixed deposit in your bank on behalf of my
Zlata so that the money will be accessible to Zlata when she
reaches 18 years. You will take the remaining 20% for yourself
and family.I am not sure that I will see my daughter again
because of my health problem.I will be happy to get your
response.
Sincerely,
Mrs Monica Daniels Tkachenko
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