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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.Elinaa Fomenko Nikolaevich" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alm34955@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 12:20:27 -0700
Subject: Immediate Business Proposal

HELLO,

Please, I decided to contact you directly for your guidelines and assistance in making a business investment on establishing telecommunication, Oil &Gas, real estate's and Technology business in your country or any part of the World note that this investment will take us to another Level.
Kindly take out a moment of your very busy schedule to reply to my private email for more details on this investment project and also send me another. list of viable investments in your country for my consideration.
($198,000,000.00 One Hundred and Nine-Eight Million United States dollars) will be transferred to your account to enable you to invest the funds for my family and I since My husband was killed in the WAR I have to escape my only daughter 8years old, out of Ukraine since the Russian invasion AND my two sons. I don't know where they are at the moment, no communication since the war. AND I AM READY TO REWARD YOU WITH %30 OF THE INVESTMENT.
I, hope to conclude. This transaction within 10-14 working days do not forget to contact me on the receipt of this e-mail address
And please you have to maintain absolute confidentiality as regards this pending transaction. You have to send me your full details as stated below to enable me send you a proxy agreement for signing and forward your details to the payment bank for transfer. This transaction is 100% risk free.
FULL NAME:......................... ...............
FULL ADDRESS:...................... .............
SEX:.......................... .........................
COUNTRY:...................... .....................
DATE OF BIRTH:........................ ..........
OCCUPATION:................... ..................
TELEPHONE OR MOBILE:.....................
Regards,
Thank You
Mrs.Elinaa Fomenko Nikolaevich
Email:45663773dah@gmail.com

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