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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- tatianaperova2022@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: From Tatiana <katlegomiya2023@gmail.com>
Reply-To: perovatatiana2023@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2023 08:38:13 +0200
Subject: My name is Perova Tatiana. I am a Ukranian, I am in Urgent need of
your Help, please get back to me for more information
*My name is Perova Tatiana. I am a Ukrainian, a single child of my parents,
my father is a Ukrainian and my Mother is a South African.*
*My Parents were killed during the Russian Invasion of my country Ukraine.
Before their death my father left some assets for me in the sum of
$1.5million usd , I am looking for urgent help to transfer this money out
of the trust fund insurance account to help me start up a new life again in
your country. if you will welcome me as part of your family and take me as
your own. You will take $150.000 usd from the money and leave $1.350
million usd for me to start up a new life. Please Reply me at ( *
tatianaperova2022@gmail.com
*) and before you reply to me, I need you to Reassure me you will take me
as your own child / Daughter and guide me on the right part and what to do
with the rest of the $1.350 million usd. If I am convinced you will not
betray me then I will provide you with the contact details of the financier
who will transfer the money to you. Regards Perova Tatiana*
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