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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: andriybohuslava <andriybohuslava05@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 May 2022 19:30:27 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

My Name is Andriy Bohuslava a 20 years old girl from Ukraine and
am presently in a refugee camp here in Poland. I lost my parents in
the recent war in Ukraine, right now I am in a refugee camp in Poland.
Please I am in great need of your help in transferring my late
father’s deposited fund the sum of $3.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR
he deposited in a bank in United State.

The deposited money was from the sale of the company shares, death
benefits payment and entitlements of my deceased father by his
company. I have every necessary document for the fund, I seek for an
honest foreigner who will stand as my foreign partner and investor. I
just need this fund to be transferred to your bank account so that I
will come over to your country and complete my education over there in
your country. As you know, my country has been in a deep crisis due to
the recent war and I cannot go back.

Please I need your urgent,
Andriy Bohuslava

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