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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: "Yulia Dymtro" <revo@hildacremin.gq>
Reply-To: yulia.dymtro@yandex.com
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2022 02:05:50 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE.


My name is Yulia Dymtro, the wife to one of the prominent Ukraine politicia=
n, My husband was killed by the Russian Military few days ago while he was =
trying to leave Ukraine through Kiev, I am trapped back here in Oblast of L=
viv, I just need an urgent assistance from you, There is a safe in my posse=
ssion that contain 5 million euro,It belongs to my late husband, he was sav=
ing the funds for his election in 2024. When the news came to me that my fa=
mily had been killed, I picked the safe and ran to Lviv Oblast. I need your=
assistance because I want to leave the country as soon as possible. With t=
he situation on ground, I cannot be able to take this safe with me, so I ha=
ve been communicating with a red cross diplomat to help me deliver the safe=
to you in your country, It is true that I do not know you, but I have conf=
idence that you will not disappoint me. I offer to pay you %30 of the funds=
which is calculated to be (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros) If yo=
u can receive this trunk box (safe) from the Diplomat and keep it safe unti=
l I arrive in your country. =

Please get back to me immediately. =

Yulia Dymtro

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