419 scam: Arkady Kostiantyn <tzameret.102@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 <tzameret.102@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Kostiantyn.info@mail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:44:57 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend

news.un.org/en/focus/ukraine

please i want you to read this letter very careful and i must
apologize for barging this message into your email box without any
formal introduction due to the urgency and confidential of this issue
is not a joke and i did not want you to joke with me

My Name is Miss Arkady Kostiantyn.Am 23 Years, am form Ukrainian am
refugee Camp under UnitedNation High commission for refugee,
i lost my parents in the recent war in Ukrainian, right now in am refugee
Comp ,
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 country and complete my education as you know
that my country has been in a deep crisis due to the war. and i family
were there again because i have nobody again All of my family 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

news.un.org/en/focus/ukraine

Miss Arkady Kostiantyn

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