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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: "Cpt. Mohika Moore" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rose.cl@onet.eu>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2023 13:06:02 -0700
Subject: Greeting,/



My name is Capt. Monica Moore,I am an American member of the U.S. ARMY medical team in UKraine.

I just discovered One Package boxes containing American Dollars in UKraine. I have deposited Package boxes with a security company in UKraine

Am looking for a trustworthy individual who will assist me receive the fund before I come over and join him as soon as the fund gets into your hand. Please, I want this to be between me and you since I am still in the army.

To Prove my sincerity, We both should be honest with ourselves and be trustworthy because without trust and honestly nothing works in this life.


I look forward to your prompt reply to enable us move forward and I will get back to you ASAP with details.

Regards,
Cpt. Mohika Moore
rose.cl@onet.eu

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