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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: Mrs. Yulia Dymtro <yd8824372@gmail.com>
Reply-To: yuliadymtro4love@gmail.com
Date: 21 Apr 2023 17:40:49 -0700
Subject: Ukrain war victim/survivor

Hi dear,

My name is Mrs. Yulia Dymtro, the wife to one of the prominent Ukraine politician, My husband and my only child were killed by the Russian Military while we were trying to leave Ukraine through Kiev, I was rescued alive but I am trapped back here in Oblast of Lviv where I am receiving treatments, I just need an urgent assistance from you, My husband as a prominent politician and a businessman have 5 million euro in a turkish Financi bank and 30 million USD in a security company in DUBAI, It belongs to my late husband and I am the next of kin, we were saving the funds for his election in 2024. It is true that I do not know you, but I have confidence that you will not disappoint me. I offer to pay you %10 of the funds and the rest you can invest in your company for me. I wish that you contact the Turkish Financi bank first to receive the 5 million Euro, they will release the funds to you using the latest wire technology instantly. After that, then you can go to DUBAI to retrieve the 30 million USD. I will send you the power of attorney that will empower you to receive the funds and once the Turkish Financi bank sees my power of attorney they will transfer the 5 million euro to you.

Please get back to me immediately.

Yulia Dymtro

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