419 scam: "Dr. Serhiy Tulub"<gloriatyre@aliyun.com> Greetings Form Ukrainian

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Serhiy Tulub" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <contact@dhsgov.org>
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2022 15:14:04 -0700
Subject: Greetings Form Ukrainian

Dearest Friend,

My name is Dr. Serhiy Tulub born 13 August 1953 a Ukrainian politician and former minister of energy, I got your contact while searching for a Foreign Partner/Investor in your country.

My aim of contacting you is to seek your assistance in securing some funds abroad for safekeeping and investment purpose in your country, The need to contact you arose due to the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops and the ongoing war, All I need from you is an assurance that you can handle the amount involved (US$239,000,000.00) Two Hundred and Thirty Nine Million United State Dollars Only comfortably and that I can also trust you with this arrangement.

Be rest assured that there is no risk involved since I have taken care of everything, I want you to immediately inform me of your willingness in assisting and cooperating with me, so that I can send you full details of this transaction on how to received this funds, I am able to give you my name without fear, so it would be appreciated if you can maintain the confidential nature of this letter and the whole transaction.

Please if you are not interested in this business, let me know in time, so that I can contact someone else, if you are interested so that we can proceed fast.

Yours Truly
Dr. Serhiy Tulub

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