419 scam: "Mr. Igor Shuvalov"<s8691092@gmail.com> Please this message is for you!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "million us dollars" (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)
- "million dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- shuvalovigor501@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Igor Shuvalov" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <shuvalovigor501@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:22:19 -0700
Subject: Please this message is for you!

Good day,
My name is Igor Shuvalov, a citizen of Russia and a businessman. I need your urgent assistance to secure and re-profile my existing business investment funds valued at $950,000,000.00 (Nine hundred and fifty million US dollars) and $355 Million dollars currently secured in the Netherlands, Spain, and London.

Since the current war and senseless invasion of Ukraine by our President Vladimir Putin, most of the prominent Russian Oligarchs and business assets outside Russia have been blacklisted and seized by the Western governments in retaliation for this ongoing war. Most innocent Russian business owners and assets in foreign banks have been targeted in the past few days and many more are expected to go down the list without any explanations just because most of us are in one way related to some of these oligarchs or have business ties.

Click on this link below for further clarifications and confirmations: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10572679/Fury-Roman-Abramovich-oligarchs-offload-billions-assets-without-facing-sanctions.html

Fury as Roman Abramovich and other oligarchs are offloaded billions Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has sanctioned Mr. Usmanov, with a £60 million home in Surrey, whose commercial links to Everton football club have been suspended. www.dailymail.co.uk I have therefore been advised by my trusted insider and Financial Consultants in the Spain and Netherlands, to hasten up and nominate a beneficiary before the next few days to avoid seizure and loss of my investment funds over there by the authorities due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War Financial clampdown.

I therefore urgently seek the assistance of a foreigner who can take over all my assets and funds and possibly reinvest the same using your name and company as the new owner so that all my years as a business owner will not be wasted or be in vain. I am ready to offer a good and reasonable percentage between both of us once we agree to move forward as partners going forward.

My team and Financial consultants will professionally guide and handle all paperwork and legal documentation for a smooth and hitch-free funds transfer and takeover of the assets into your care. Please Keep all our communications and email exchanges secret and confidential as we sincerely pray for an urgent end to this senseless WAR and PEACE in Ukraine.

I await your response through this shuvalovigor501@gmail.com

Yours sincerely,
Igor Shuvalov.

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