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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: "Mrs. Sandra Korjev" <info777@post.sk>
Reply-To: sandrakjev@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:27:12 +0100 (CET)
Subject: From Mrs. Sandra Korjev

Dear Friend

My Name is Mrs. Sandra Korjev Coleman, I am Ukraine citizen and married to late Andriy Coleman a British citizen who work here in UK as an Oil Expatriate before he died 13th March 2013 last year in UK on Cancer ailment

Before the death of my husband we were both born again Christians and before he died he left inside his bank account Twenty-Eight Million United State Dollars

Now I was about relocating back to my home country Ukraine but I change my mind not to go to Ukraine anymore due to the political fighting between the Pro Russian and the Ukraine Government that is going on at the moment in my country Ukraine that that result to me to change my mind to invest this Twenty-Eight Million United State Dollars in your country were I know I will be save and spend the remaining part of my life

I have discuss in details with the Bank here in England and they know I am relocating back to my home country Ukraine and they have requested me to submit a Foreign bank account were I want this Twenty-Eight Million United State Dollars to be transfer to, so I am contacting you in trust for you to received this funds in your bank account for the purpose of investment in your country were I will come and leave and spend the rest of my life during this investment period

So I will await your response and details before I will return back to the bank today and I am attaching to you my international passport

Your Beloved Sister in the Lord,
Mrs. Sandra Korjev
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