419 scam: Mariana Tkachenko <marianatkachenko586@gmail.com> I WAIT FOR YOUR REASONABLE ANSWER.

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mariana Tkachenko <marianatkachenko586@gmail.com>
Reply-To: marianatkachenkob91@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:42:17 +0100
Subject: I WAIT FOR YOUR REASONABLE ANSWER.

God bless you as you read,

I trust that you and your family are in good health. I am Mariana
Tkachenko the daughter of Mr. Tkachenko, Ukraine sunflower oil, wheat
and maize farmer. My parents and my little brother were murdered by
the Russian Army troop because of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
It was so very terrible. He was a sunflower oil, wheat and maize
farmer who had invested much in agriculture political opponents.

I acknowledge very well that my father deposited the sum of
â‚¬6,500,000.00 ( Six Million Five Hundred Thousand euros ). With a
security and financial company in France with the intention of using
it for the purchase of new farm machinery and chemicals for
agriculture, well I got your contact through the chamber of commerce.
As you may know, living in Ukraine is currently very risky and for
this reason I am contacting you with great confidence in the hope of
entrusting you with the care and custody of the fund for investment
purposes in your country. Please, I would like to know how convenient
it might be for you to assist me claim the fund as a good business
partner to my late father, Mr. Tkachenko IBAHIBHA. The fund in
question is â‚¬6,500,000.00 ( Six Million Five Hundred Thousand euros
).I want you to understand that this is purely a family fund not a
money laundering affair.

I solicit your honest assistance as I want this fund to be transferred
to your account overseas with your partnership. I want to invest this
fund in your country. We can invest the fund as a family investment
together with you in your country. I look forward to your reasonable
response and in return, I will provide you with more details.

Kind Regards.
Mariana Tkachenko

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