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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: "Elena Pavlov" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2023 06:06:59 -0800
Subject: Re:Hi dear

Good Day,
I trust you're glowing today.
I know this message will come to you as an astonishment.

My name is Elena Pavlov, I am from Kyiv, Ukraine. I am the wife of Late Konstantin Pavlov, the former mayor of Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. who was murdered on 15th August 2021 in front of our house, a few months after his death, the Russian Military started invading Kyiv Ukraine. Since the invasion started, we have been hiding from one city to another looking for shelter, and could not travel out of Ukraine due to the circumstances surrounding the death of my husband with the Russian invasion currently in Ukraine.

The people that killed my husband are still after my family who have even killed my husband's brother because he wants to review the people that killed my husband.

I need your assistance for us/my family to leave Ukraine and claim out the money my husband left before he died. The invasion on us is getting worse day by day. My late husband left £7.2 Million pounds in his United Kingdom commercial bank for the next Ukraine. election in 2024 campaign before he was killed. I want you to help receive the money in your country as his partner so I can start a new life with my family in your county. More details will be given to you once I hear from you. reply me via my direct email:elenapavlov@zohomail.com

Sincerely,

Elena Pavlov

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