419 scam: "Dr. Rustem Umerov" <rustume@kiev.ua> Can i Trust You For This Project?

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Rustem Umerov" <rustume@kiev.ua>
Reply-To: rustume@yandex.com
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 23:55:29 -0700
Subject: Can i Trust You For This Project?

Accept my greetings, as i introduce myself:

My name is Dr. Rustem Umerov , a member of the Ukrainian parliament and also an aide to IGOR KOVITSKY whose wife was apprehended recently while trying to smuggle funds from the Ukraine-Poland border.

Read The News For confirmation:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10637997/amp/Ukrainian-tycoons-wife-carried-22-million-cash-refugee-border-crossing-EU.html

I sincerely came across your email address from an online business journal which i found satisfying and could not hesitate to contact you due to the urgency of my predicament based on the ravaging war and political instability here in Odessa,Ukraine to be precise and for you to assist me in receiving my funds and also invest on any viable project in your region. I would like this to be kept highly CONFIDENTIAL, considering my position as a political office holder. However, I would like you to guide me on investments that would be of best interest, with high ROI and also act as my investment manager over there, since I'm ready to inject the sum of Fourteen Million, Five Hundred thousand United States Dollars ($14,500,000) or more..

If you consider cooperating with me on this project, kindly reply with details to my personal email address: ceo@rustume.ru

Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Rustem Umerov

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