419 scam: Arkady Kostiantyn <infor.office2@gmail.com> Dear Friend,

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Arkady Kostiantyn <infor.office2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Kostiantyn.info@firemail.de
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2023 09:51:41 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,
news.un.org/en/focus/ukraine
My Name is Arkady Kostiantyn.Am 24 Years, am form Ukrainian am
presently in st .christopher parish for refugee in france under United
Nation High comission for refugee, i lost my parents in the recent war
in Ukrainian, right now in am in france, please save my life am danger
i need your help in transferring my inheritance my father left behind
for me in a bank is US$ 6,000,000.00 Million,i have every
necessary document for the fund All i needed ia a foreigner who stand
as the foreign partner to my father and beneficiary of the fund i
just need this fund to be transfer to your bank account so that i
will come over to your counrty and complete my education as you know
that my country have been in deep crisis due to the war. and i family
were there again beacues i have nobody again All of my famliy were
killed in the war.if you are interested to save me and help me receive
my inheritance fund into your bank account with utmost good faith

please get back to me check this news.un.org/en/focus/ukraine

Arkady Kostiantyn

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