419 scam: Mariana Tkachenko <info@misioninstituto.com> Good Morning.

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mariana Tkachenko <info@misioninstituto.com>
Reply-To: marianatk@disroot.org
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:03:24 +0100
Subject: Good Morning.

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Hello Good Morning,

I write you this letter from the heart full of sincerity and tension.
I am Mariana Tkachenko the daughter of Mr. Tkachenko IBAHIBHA, Ukraine
sunflower oil and wheat maize farmer, my parents and my little brother
was murdered by the Russian Army troop because of the war between
Russian and Ukraine it was so very terrible. He was a sunflower oil
and wheat and maize farmer who have invested much in agriculture
political opponents.

I acknowledge very well that my late father deposited the sum of 6.5
Million Euros. with a security and financial company in France with
the intention of using it for the purchase of new farm machineries and
chemical for Agricultural, well I got your contact through chamber of
commerce, as you may know, living in Ukraine is currently very risky
and for this reason I am contacting you with great confidence in the
hope of entrusting you with the care and custody of the fund for
investment purposes in your country.

Please, I would like to know how convenient it might be for you to
assist me claim the fund as a good business partner to my late father.
Mr. Tkachenko IBAHIBHA. The fund in question is 6.5 Million Euros, I
want you to understand that this is purely family fund not money
laundering affair.

I solicit for your honest assistance as I want this fund to be
transferred to your account in oversea with your partnership, I will
want to invest this fund in your country. We can invest the fund as a
family investment together with you in your Country. I look forward to
your reasonable response and in return I will provide you with more
details.

Warm Regards,
Mariana Tkachenko

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