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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "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)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- bmarchenko@linuxmail.org (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Bohuslava Marchenko"<bohuslavamarchenko@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022 18:33:33 -0700
Subject: From Mrs Bohuslava Marchenko
URGENT REPLY NEEDED AND CONFIDENTIAL
Am Mrs Bohuslava Marchenko the wife of Mr. Dmytro Marchenko (Ukraine
sunflower oil & wheat, maize farmer ) my husband was murdered by the
Russian Army troop because of the war between Russian& Ukraine it was
so very terrible. .
He was a sunflower oil & wheat and maize farmer who have invested much
in agriculture political opponents.
I acknowledge very well that my Husband deposited the sum of US$12.8M
(Twelve Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with a
security and financial company here in Johannesburg South -Africa with
the intention of using it for the purchase of new farm machineries and
chemical for Agricultural purpose as well as purchasing hectares of
land in South Africa for his investment.
I got your contact through chamber of commerce .With the high risk of staying in my country we are now on political asylum. (Refugee) me and my son we are here in South Africa, my position does not allow me to open an account or to normalize this fund to any meaningful business transaction, I want you to understand that this is purely family fund not money laundering affair.
I solicit for your honest assistance as I want this fund to be
transferred to your account in oversea with your partnership, I will
want to invest this fund in your country.
We can invest the fund as a family investment together with you in
your country be assured that all the necessary document backing this
fund has been arranged with one of the Attorney I meet here in
Johannesburg South Africa, feel free to ask any question regarding
this transaction.
Hoping to hear from you soonest, kindly contact me through this my
private email For Confidential: bmarchenko@linuxmail.org
I need your urgent and confidential response towards this transaction.
Thanks you and regards
Mrs. Bohuslava Marchenko
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