419 scam: "Mrs. Anna Vostokova"<br> <mrsanna@stakeholders.forum.saudi-investment.club> RE: YOUR COOPERATION NEEDED..!

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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: "Mrs. Anna Vostokova"
<mrsanna@stakeholders.forum.saudi-investment.club>
Reply-To: annavva.1968@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 17:10:21 +0000
Subject: RE: YOUR COOPERATION NEEDED..!

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Dear Sir/Madam

Good day I apologize for contacting you without your permission. I am
Mrs. Anna Vostokova, from Ukraine. Please permit me to explain and do
not feel disturbed for contacting you which is based on the critical
condition I find myself in due to the Russian civil unrest in Ukraine
and as well as the daily life threatening attacks by Russian Forces who
are going door to door for-manhunt against people who were working
against them. I have already lost my family, my husband, son and
daughter to the cold hands of death during an attack targeted at our
home to end our family, but luckily for me, I was not around during the
crossfire, hence I was at the hospital when they attacked our home
killing my beloved husband, son and daughter.

My late husband was a contractor in the Ukraine oil feed and before his
untimely death he transferred a reasonable amount of money to a security
company in France and the money was intended for investment purposes. As
you may or may not know, living in Ukraine is currently very risky and
for this reason I am contacting you with great confidence in the hope of
entrusting you with the care and custody of the fund for investment
purposes in your country. Please, I would like to know how convenient it
might be for you to assist me claim the fund as a good business partner
to my late husband. The fund in question is â‚¬8,500,000.00 ( Eight
Million Five Hundred Thousand euros ).

I tried several times to leave Ukraine but I cannot continue to risk my
life to avoid an end to my family lineage and since my husband, son and
daughter are dead, I have no alternative but to place my trust and hope
in someone who is interested in helping. If you are not interested
please do not even bother to reply to this mail for this is a very
serious issue. I look forward to your reasonable response and in return
I will provide you with more details.

Warm Regards!
Anna Vostokova.

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