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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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Fraud email example:

From: "DANILO YAKIV" <beladynamica@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hansonjaison1@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:04:49 -0500
Subject: ...KINDLY RENDER ME HELP FOR MUTUAL GOODNESS!

Dear Esteemed Friend,

I am DANILO YAKIV, I represent a top government official of Ukraine (secretly) in monetary-property acquisition and investments' affairs. The current Russia war on Ukraine necessitated certain rich persons including my Boss to be secretly searching for whom they could confidentially take out their money and treasures out of hidden places within and outside Ukraine especially those deposited in finance and security deposit companies in disguise.

I personally have a disguised box of money diverted from those of my very sick boss and secretly deposited secretly in a different security deposit company outside Ukraine. I will clarify you better more when you interestingly reply to this mail with unbiased acceptance to my request for your cooperation for which I need a trustworthy and capable person (in your person) to receive the money through my already strategized secret and confidential plans awaiting your cooperation. In this regard, your anticipated acceptance and mutual cooperation will be reward you with 40% of US$25,750,000.00, concealed in a box already deposited in the security deposit company as family personal-effects (viz:treasures,printed-matters/documents & artifacts).

In this respect, the ownership/beneficiary right of claim of the box of the money will be transferred to you by irrevocable-accredited power of attorney which documents/details will be sent to you as your authorization to the security deposit company for the transfer of the box to your desired place while I join you for the disbursement of the money and plans on what I should invest my share under your trusted care and directives.

Therefore, without delay, please earnestly let me know if you are willing to work with me in this regard or not. Because time is very important for the successful realization of this deal without hitches. More so,consider the uncertain fate of the Ukranians regarding the reaction of Russia to the recovery of more than 100 Ukrainian-villages from Russian military occupation last week. In addition, I honestly refer you to read the news on how Ukranians carting away their money and valuables-were intercepted by certain security agents, hence the essence of my urgent need for your earnest assistance to escape the unknown on time:..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

Pls, for safety assurance reasons, attach and resend this email with your acceptance reply to me to enable me know that I am in a right hand!.

Best Regards,

DANILO YAKIV

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