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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: "Mr. Rinat Akhmetov" <hannahkabore@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rinat77@inbox.lv
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 22:26:15 -0800
Subject: Hello Friend

Good Day,

I am Mr. Rinat Akhmetov, an investor and a director with SCM Holdings
(System Capital Management) Donetsk, Ukraine. Considering the current
situation in my country Ukraine in regards to the Military Invasion by the
Russian Federation, which has destroyed our country and many companies,
and has put a hold on economic activities.

I am soliciting your consent to transfer the sum of Three Hundred and Fifty
Million US Dollars ($350M) investment funds deposited with an Austrian bank
(SGB BANK AUSTRIA) into your personal bank account or Company bank account
for investment purposes.

Please respond back for more details.

Yours Truly,
Mr. Rinat Akhmetov
Chairman SCM Holdings

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