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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: DR ADAMOVITCH <jeffreythomas2008@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dradamovichd5@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:22:35 -0700
Subject: GOOD DAY SIR

Good day ,

I am a Medical practitioner by profession, please I write to seek your
assistance to help I and my two daughters in achieving our aim of
relocating out of Ukraine,
I lost my husband in Donetsk Ukraine bombing of his wheat processing factory ,
My husband is a wheat exporter in Ukraine.

Before my husband death he has already deposited all his funds valued
at $30million overseas as the Russian /Ukraine war started.
We need a trusted and honest person that will help me to secure this
fund overseas.
Honestly, we do not want anything of such that will ever bring us back
to Ukraine once we have traveled out, this is why we want to make sure
our money is first be secured in advance, thereafter,
We start coming over to your country, so that we will not suffer or
lack when we arrive.

I am believing you will be sincerely in acceptance to help us achieve
our heart desire and I can assure you that we will compensate you very
well by making you a permanent stake holder that will manage and
direct the day to day affairs of the investments which we will invest
in your country.

Our sharing ratio of the fund will 60% 40%
{SEND YOUR DETAILS INFORMATION FOR A START WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH

TIME}
Regards,
DR Mrs Alina Adamovich

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