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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: Andriy Mykailo <jonanderson944@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:32:24 +0200
Subject: HELLO

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*Attention, This Is Mr. Andriy Mykailo, I'm from Ukraine. I got your
information through a friend who assured me that you'll be sincere. I have
some money, $48.5 million which I want to invest anywhere outside my
country. As you know, my country is presently ravaged by insecurities owing
to the Russian invasion of my country. All I need to hear from you is how
sincere you are and that you'll be able to handle this fund and that you
will not betray me along the line. The fund is 100% clean and already in a
bank in the United States. If you assured me that you can handle this fund
and that I can trust you, then we'll need to reach a Memorandum of
understanding (MOU) that is signed by us then we proceed. Once the
Memorandum of understanding is signed, I'll ask the bank to release funds
to you. Firstly, can you handle this funds and which investment will be
better with this fund in any country of your choice? If you can do this and
that you are ready, send me your full information (name, address, email and
your passport) for me to prepare the Memorandum of understanding. Contact
me on my email. ( andriymykailo@yahoo.com <andriymykailo@yahoo.com> ) Mr.
Andriy Mykailo*

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