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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: Katerina Bosova<xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Reply-To: Katerina Bosova<katerinabosova@mail.com>
Date: 15 Jan 2023 07:25:14 -0800
Subject: CAN YOU ASSIST ME?

COULD YOU ASSIST ME?

I am sending my greetings to you from the Sultanate of Oman, in the capital city of Muscat.
 I came across your e-mail contact prior to a private search while in need of the assistants of a goodhearted person whom I can entrust this project to. May I use this medium to open a mutual communication with you, and seek your acceptance towards investing in your country under your management as  I have been diagnosed with leukemia which I have suffered from for 3years now. My name is Katerina Bosova,  presently living in Oman. I am a Widow,  Mother of five Children, My husband (Dmitry Borisovich Bosov was assassinated in our home in Russia on May 6, 2020) was a Russian businessman. Founder, majority shareholder and chairman of the Board of Directors of ALLTECH Group. Presently I am under political asylum protection by the Omani Government. A year before my husband's demise I was diagnosed with a life threatening ailment called Leukemia, I have managed to  live well in the past years, but  in 04/2021 I passed out during the evening prayers at the temple and ever since then my condition has been critical. I have funds worth â Twenty Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollarsâ $27.500.000.00 US Dollars which I want to entrust to you for an investment project in your country. If you are willing to handle this project on my behalf, kindly reply urgently to enable me to provide you with more details to start the transfer process so the project can begin as soon as possible.


Thanks
Yours, Katerina Bosova
katerinabosova@mail.com


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