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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: Maria koval <mariaserhiykoval@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 02:53:15 -0700
Subject: Greetings,

Greetings,

I know this mail will come to you as a surprise since we haven't known or
come across each other before considering the fact that I sourced your
email contact through the Internet in search of trusted person who can
assist me.


I am Ms Maria Koval 24 years old female from Kamianets-Podilskyi a city
in the Smotrych River in western Ukraine ,am the Daughter of Late
Lieutenant Colonel Serhiy Koval. My late father was a well known Ukrainian
military leader . He was killed on 30th April 2022 by the Russia soldiers
in Donbas city as a result of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war in Ukraine.


I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment which I am
receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late
father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my
beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted to travel to Abroad, but she hide away
my international passport and other valuable documents. Luckily she did not
discover where I kept my father's File which contained important documents.
Now I am presently staying in the Mission in Burkina Faso.

I am seeking for long term relationship and investment assistance. My
father of blessed memory deposited the sum of US$ 27.5 Million in one bank
in Burkina Faso with my name as the next of kin. I had contacted the Bank
to clear the deposit but the Branch Manager told me that being a refugee,
my status according to the local law does not authorize me to carry out the
operation. However, he advised me to provide a trustee who will stand on my
behalf. I had wanted to inform my stepmother about this deposit but I am
afraid that she will not offer me anything after the release of the money.

Therefore, I decide to seek for your help in transferring the money into
your bank account while I will relocate to your country and settle down
with you. If you are willing to handle this project on my behalf, kindly
reply urgent to enable me provide you more details to start the transfer
process.
I shall appreciate your urgent response through my email address below:
(mariaserhiykoval@gmail.com).

Yours sincerely
Ms Maria Serhiy Koval.

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