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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: From Tatiana <zindzimandela2020@gmail.com>
Reply-To: perovatatiana2023@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:54:00 +0200
Subject: My name is Perova Tatiana. I am a Ukranian, I am in Urgent need of
your Help

Good Day, with due respect, I must apologize for this unsolicited message.
My name is Perova Tatiana. I am a Ukrainian, a single child of my parents,
my father is a Ukranian and my Mother is a South African.
My Parents were killed during the Russian Invasion of my country Ukraine.
Before their death my father left some assets for me in the sum of
$1.5million usd and other valuables,

I am looking for urgent help to transfer this money out of the trust fund
insurance account to help me start up a new life again in your country. if
you will welcome me as part of your family and take me as your own.
you will take $150.000 usd from the money and leave $1.350 million usd for
me to start up a new life.
Please Reply me at ( perovatatiana2023@gmail.com ) and before you reply
to me, i need you to Reassure me you will take me as your own child /
Daughter and guide me on the right part and what to do with the rest of the
$1.350 million usd.

If I am Convinced you will not betray me then I will provide you with the
contact details of the banker who will transfer the money to you.
Regards
Perova Tatiana

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