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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: "Ms. Alina Sushko" <al@chanel8.tk>
Reply-To: msalina1994@meta.ua
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 10:32:05 -0500
Subject: I'm Ukrainian war victim a lonely girl.




Hi Dear,

The conflict in Ukraine occurred because of internal political developments.

I am sitting on old wooden table in a café destroyed with bombardment,
drinking from a little pot of tea, looking at my computer , and wondering
whether you will decide to rescue me leave Ukraine.

I have now been here stranded for few weeks.I get little to eat and
drink.I have seen some of my closest friends die in front of my eyes. My
parents and only brother were killed in one day bombardment of the city
hall.This is a war crime who get to talk and who get to hear.

Piles of bodies lie next to me at all times, wounded, dead, or even men
and women whose minds have been destroyed by all that's going on around
them.

There are no words I could use to explain this disaster.Bombs are thrown
around at every moment.I never know if one will hit me next.I fear I wont
live to see tomorrow.Please pray for my life and well being.

I’m not OK right now and I don’t know how long I can stay alive because of
the amount of bombs they blown up over here.I can hardly sleep. It is so
brutal down here Ukraine.

The scariest thing is when you get to know someone and then they just get
killed right in front of you,that is very real and bloody. My parents and
only brother become history.


I can't believe I am here and I wake up every morning wondering if I will
wake up tomorrow. Pray that the war is over soon so that I find way to the
other part of Europe to claim my late father's money/gold.

I dont know if you can help me with money to try my escape route, if i
have some money here, the red cross would help during seize fire windows
which happens some days.

if you can reply urgently i will be glad and explain to you how to get the
money/gold to act as my investor when money/gold is retrieved from that
holding company.

Please help me urgently.

Yours sincerely,

Ms. Alina Sushko

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