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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: "Mr. Edward Kovalchuk" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.edwardkovalchuk@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 08:52:23 -0700
Subject: I'm willing To offer my Gift To Charity homes Around You

Dear Beloved,

Calvary greetings to you, I am Mr. Edward Kovalchuk, from Ukraine born on the 12th of May 1954, i am not married Due to my Past Gay Life I Pray May God have Marcy and Forgive Me, and had no children, I have been bedridden for two years, became seriously ill as a mystery bacteria made my stomach balloon, The Begin After 3 hours When i dropped my beer can in the river while fishing in March last 2 years but picked it back up and kept drinking, Within three hours i was violently ill, eventually falling into a coma and undergoing two operations. I still need another six operations and there has been no medical improvement on my health as I am living in constant pain with a giant hernia that makes me look pregnant.

In my Next email I will send you my Photo’s at the Hospital and my Past photo’s that I took before the Diseased, I Will give you my Address and my Telephone Number by my Next email,

On the 13 of August 2012, my medical report was that I will not survive the hernia and my doctor advise me to put my home in order and be in expectant of death at any time, I resolved inside of me to sell all my companies, properties and inheritance and deposit it in a Security Company, on the 24th of August 2012 I contacted my lawyer to sell all the inheritance, properties and companies for me in the Finance Company, which he did and gave all the necessary security access and documents that covers its safety,

The reason I was in correspondence with you, Was I have decided before I die, I have this last wish from God to help me sow this money as a seed into the lives of the needy and helpless, motherless, fatherless, widows and widowers, and the only aid to help me reach them is via the Charity homes, to me and accept my soul so, I have decided to give alms to charity
Organizations, as i want this to be one of the Last good deeds I do on earth. So far, and that is why I have contacted you, trusting that you will help me achieve this dream before I die, please don't use this money for your selfish reason.

Best regards as I wait
Your quick response
God be with you
Mr. Edward Kovalchuk

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