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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: "Danilo Yakiv" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hansonjaison1@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2022 16:40:59 -0500
Subject: ***SPAM*** PLEASE RENDER ME YOUR HELP FOR MUTUAL-GOODNESS SAKE !!


I am Danilo Yakiv, an Aide to the Ukrainian Ex-MP Igor Kotvitsky. It is no longer news that the Russian led government of Putin has been warring and devastating my country-Ukraine to which we lost our homes, infrastructures, economy/resources, lives and direction. The war caused Ukrainian businessmen even the stealth-Millionaires/Oligarchies to be running helter-scatter to searching for way to however-taking out their money and treasures out of Ukraine before the worst happens.
In this regard, I accompanied the ex-MP Igor Kotvitsky wife to Hungary by the instruction of my Boss-Igor Kotvitsky. We had 8 boxes out of which 5 were stocked with money amounting to US$75million divided and concealed among the 5 boxes out of the 8 boxes in total of our luggages. At the border town, my boss' wife-Mrs. Kotvitsky curiously went first with two of the boxes to the checking point for crossing processes but unfortunately she was not accorded the respect she expected as the ex MP's wife but was halted and the two boxes with her were checked by the security Officials who then discovered the total amount of US$30,000,000.00 (which were part of the 5 boxes we were conveying to Hungary for safety). Below are the news publication websites for credibility on my story hence the essence of my urgent need for your earnest assistance.
https://radaronline.com/p/wife-parliament-member-escaping-ukraine-28-million/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10637997/Ukrainian-tycoons-wife-carried-22-million-cash-refugee-border-crossing-EU.html
Upon persuasive-compromised negotiation, US$28Million and some Euros were declared to the press (which I psychologically understood as "opportune tactical despoil" by the security Officials). Although she was formally arrested for a while just to cover up some of the money they took for themselves. Then, I watched the scenario from a distance where I was tactically negotiating my escape with the remaining 6 of the 8 baggages by my intuition to enter separately through different border town, which I eventually succeeded on and was attended by different Officials who accorded me some trust and respects by not searching my boxes. Although, I tactically sorted myself out by generously-giving out the cash and souvenirs which I had on me purposely for this eventuality to the Officials to have helped me into the town with my own boxes of the portion of the said money. There and then, I was directed to have deposited my boxes and contents with a security deposit company as personal
effects
to be freighted to anoth
Finally for now, I am going through immigration procedures as a refugee hence I sincerely need your most reliable mutual assistance to receive the baggage of money in your peaceful and economically viable country. I will be willing to accept your decision on what you will take as your own share for your imperatively needed confidential help while I invest my part in your country under your directives and protections to avoid trails and exposition of the fund's source. More so, neither my boss, his wife nor any other person knows where I am since the day we parted ways from the Polish border. Nevertheless, I am in a tactical hiding to avoid being caught with the Ukrainian government order for all able Ukrainian Refugees to return to Ukraine to fight and save the our dear country from Russia.
With regards to the uncertainty of life and events of our tomorrow in the face of this war and Putin's threats with nuclear-weapon, I advise that you earnestly reply to this email with vivid acceptance and positive advice to success. Then, please contact me on the email address below for explanation on the location of the boxes, retrieval plans and needs and me. Reply me with these email addresses: hansonjaison1@gmail.com & Alternative welsomejon554@gmail.com.

I am yours-sincerely, in dire need of your help.

Danilo Yakiv.

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