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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: "Mr. Oleg" <info@link.net.id>
Reply-To: karimovoleg907@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2022 12:21:12 +0200
Subject: Urgent please !
Atten:
My name is Oleg B. Karimov, a businessman from the Russian Federation. I am a
close ally of the government. Due to the sanctions imposed on the
Russian economy and Russians by the US and other Western governments over the
standoff with Ukraine.
It's very clear that the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military
is not what was sold to the people. And the sanctions that have
following such provocation has been so severe, hence I and my
partners here in Russia want to move some of our assets abroad for
fear of being cut off.
We have concluded an arrangement with our contact within one of
Russian leading commercial banks to package the sum of US$55 million
to be moved through the diplomatic system. This diplomatic payment
system is exclusively reserved to top governmental person(s) and big
business people who are otherwise innocent.
If you are willing to consider this offer, a substantial amount
shall be set aside for your compensation. And an offer of investment
cooperation shall be extended with regard to investment opportunities
available in your country.
Finally, further detail regarding the modus- operandi shall be
communicated to you upon receipt of your favorable response. Rest
assured that this is risk-free for both parties.
Get back to me by email ASAP.
Best regards
Oleg Karimov
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