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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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Fraud email example:

From: Alexander Gusinsky <gusinsky881@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 16:43:33 -0800 (PST)
Subject: A MAIL FROM ALEXANDER..........


Dear Friend,

I have sent you this mail because of the need to open
discussions with you. I don't want you to
misunderstand this offer in any aspect, if it is okay
with you i ask
for your full co-operation.I am Alexander Gusinsky,the
Franchise Owner of Yukos Engineering an international
affiliate of Yukos Oil and Gas Company based in
Russia.Due to ill Health I have been Esophageal
cancer, it
has defiled all forms of medical treatment and
according
to the medical experts it is a terminal illness so i
do
not know how much longer i have to live. I never had
any
real Friends in my lifetime because I never really
cared
for anyone but my business.But now I know that there
is
more to life than making all the money in the world.
However, certain unfolding events has made it very
necessary for me to seek your help, my company is
fighting
investigations and bankcrupcy due to the Yukos Oil
problems in
Russia, most of my assets were seized due to this
case.Recently I
received a bulk payment from South Africa Ministry for
my last
contract there.I instructed them specifically not to
send the funds
to Russia because of the problems, but that the funds
be
deposited with a Finance and Security company in
Europe on hold.A
huge cash deposit of Eighteen Million dollars was
domiciled with
the a finance/Security Company overseas to my
knowledge
only.This is the last of my assets,now that my health
has
deteriorated so badly,I cannot do this myself
anymore,I therefore need you
as a partner because you are a neutral party to help
me collect
this funds deposited with the security company and
disburse it
secretly based on instructions.Because my time is
short I have
decided to give most of this money to charity
organizations,as I want this
to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth.
For all your good efforts you will receive 30% of the
Funds and must disburse the rest based on
instructions. I want you to
understand my seriousness in this case and if you can
handle the job
kindly contact me via this email:
alexgusinsky881@yahoo.co.uk
I have all the necessary documents on hand, please
contact me asap So
we can discuss more.Thank you for your anticipated
cooperation.
Best Regards,
Alexander Gusinsky.





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