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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: "Catherine Tkachenko" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cartherine37239@naver.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:24:54 -0700
Subject: To Whom It May Concern.
Hello Dearest,
I am here to seek your humanitarian help on behalf of my Daughter Zlata.
My name is Mrs Catherine 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 problems.
I will be happy to get your response urgently.
Sincerely,
Mrs Catherine Tkachenko.
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