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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: "Mrs Monica Tkachenkov" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 17:07:05 +0100
Subject: From Mrs Monica Tkachenkov.

Hello Dearest,
 
I am here to seek your humanitarian assistance "Help" on behalf of my
Daughter Zlata.
 
My name is Mrs Monica Tkachenkov, my husband and two of my children were
killed by the Russian military who invaded my country Ukraine. 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 two children dead. It's
still like a nightmare I'm yet to recover from it.
 
My husband until his death was one of the senior director with the
YENAKIYEVE IRON AND STEEL COMPANY here in Ukraine. 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 as I have undergone multiple
surgery due to the injury I sustained on the night of the attack.
At this point I know my life is hanging on the balance, the doctors are
doing their best to safe my life but I was just told the last operation
(surgery) they are to carry out on me is based on 50/50 chances to live or
die. I have no one to reach out for assistance our friends relatives/family
members has ran out of Ukraine, many have died while the lucky ones are
scattered all over Europe seeking for people to help them.
 
THE REASONS I SEEK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE:
My husband has a deposit of Seven Million Eight Hundred Thousand Euros
(7,800,000 Euro) with a Finance institution in Belgium.
 
This money was moved
from Ukraine to Belgium at the point it was obvious that Russia (Putin)
soldiers were going to attack our country Ukraine. I seek your indulgence
to please adopt my daughter Zlata in your care and have her grow up among
your children/family under your care.
 
I will ask the finance institution or
officer in charge of the funds to reach you once you assure of your sincere
and honest commitment to assist my helpless and only surviving daughter
Zlata, who is presently in Refugee camp in Poland.
 
I plead with you to assist Zlata take her away from the refugee camp in
Poland and give her the life she deserve being her new
Father/Mother/Guardian. Zlata is a beautiful and unique girl you will love
to meet, comfortable while growing up around her family before the demon
Putin and his Russian soldier invade our country and destroy everything the
Ukraine people labored for.
 
You will invest 50% of the money into a profitable interest yielding
business, the proceed of the interest will be used to look after my
daughter "Zlata" until she grows to maturity age to values life and things
around her. 20% of the amount will be fixed deposit in a bank in Zlata's
name with an instruction that the money will be accessible to her when she
turns eighteen (18) years of age. 20% is for yourself and family while the
remaining 10% is for miscellaneous expenses encountered in the process.
 
My prayer is to see my daughter again after my surgery and health situation.
 
I will be happy and appreciate reading from your reply email accepting to
assist my daughter have a life even when I'm gone, I believe in my heart
you are a good man, my daughter is in a safe hands.
 
 
Mrs Monica Tkachenkov.

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