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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. )
- 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: Mrs Bohuslava Marchenko <bohuslavamarchenko@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 09:11:06 +0200
Subject: From Mrs Bohuslava Marchenko
Am Mrs Bohuslava Marchenko the wife of Mr. Vyacheslav Marchenko (Ukraine su=
nflower oil & wheat, maize farmer ) my husband was murdered by the Russian =
Army troop because of the war between Russian& Ukraine it was so very terri=
ble. . He was a sunflower oil & wheat and maize farmer who have invested mu=
ch in agriculture political opponents. I acknowledge very well that my Husb=
and deposited the sum of US$32.8M (Thirty two Million Eight Hundred Thousan=
d United States Dollars) with a security and financial company here in Joha=
nnesburg South -Africa with the intention of using it for the purchase of n=
ew farm machineries and chemical for Agricultural purpose as well as purcha=
sing hectares of land in South Africa for his investment. I got your contac=
t 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 Sout=
h 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 accoun=
t 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 i=
n 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 Sou=
th 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 confident=
ial response towards this transaction. Thanks you and regards Mrs. Bohuslav=
a Marchenko=20
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