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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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- bartoski22@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- +48-883-902-391 receiving mail: bartosz drabikowski bartoski22@gmail.com or panteshante@gmail.com (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: UKRAINIAN DEAL
Reply-To: panteshante@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 03:49:11 -0800
Subject: UKRAINIAN BUSINESS DEAL

Dear Sir/Madam,

I know this letter may come to you as surprise, but I implore you to take the time to ponder on it critically as the decision you may take will go off a long way to better the lives of our various families, and some of the bereaved Ukrainian families who were killed by the senseless Russian invasion of Ukraine.

My name is Aleksander Knowles, the younger brother of the Ukrainian Combat Engineer, who was killed on February, 24, 2022, by Russian forces, during the Kherson offensive, sacrificing himself to ensure the destruction of a bridge that will slow the Russian army's advance into the major cities of Ukraine. Before his death, he left with me the sum of $18, 850,000(Eighteen Million Eight Hundred and Fifty thousand United States Dollars only) which he emphatically authorized, to be used for profitable investments anywhere in the world. Because of the raging war in Ukraine, the funds in question have been deposited into a Polish Bank for safe custody. I would like to present you to the Polish Bank as his next of kin to claim this fund on our behalf.

As you are probably aware, my deceased brother was a formal top Ukrainian combat engineer, and a high ranking top government official, as such, we would like to keep the transaction very confidential at this stage until the funds arrives at your nominated bank account. I want to assure you that this transaction would be handled under due inheritance procedures devoid of any legal rancor, and every necessary arrangement will be put in place to make you the bona fide beneficiary of the fund. You will be entitled to 45% of the whole funds including profits made from the investments, the balance 55% goes to me and my family, including the charity work we may undertake back in Ukraine.

Because of the confidential nature of the transaction, I would like to plead with you to channel your response or questions to any of my Ukrainian numbers below, either by what sap or by telegram.

Yours Sincerely,

Aleksander Knowles,
Prorizna St, 10,
Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000.
What-sap: +380-992-601-992
Telegram: +48-883-902-391
Receiving Mail: Bartosz Drabikowski bartoski22@gmail.com
Or panteshante@gmail.com

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