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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: "Sergeant Julia Wanda" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <iulia.wanda@yandex.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2023 12:55:21 -0700
Subject: As I informed you about something very important to share with

Dear,

As I informed you about something very important to share with
you. Listing to this, during one of our rescue mission,

with my Military team we came across a safe box that contain huge
amount of money that belongs to the revolutionaries, which I believe
they are using the money to buy weapons and ammunition's for war, after
we discovered the fund it was agreed by all,

our military parties in that mission that the money will be shared between us.

Dear, out of the total fund my share was $3.700.000.00(Three Million
Seven Hundred Thousand USD ), right now I am seek your
assistance to evacuate my share of the money, which is $3.700.000.00
to your place as quickly as possible, because my team have been among
the selected unit to join the US intervention in Ukraine, dear if you
can assure me that my funds will be,

safe in your care until I complete my service here in the next few
months, there are no risks involved.Dear, due to my position in service
,

My communication here are only radio message and internet facilities. To
avoid losing the funds here due to the level of crisis,

every day, I made a solid arrangements with a UN Security office and
they helped me to make sure that the money will be deliver to you in
your country,

Dear, I need your urgent assistance and as you assist me receive the
fund, I shall be compensating you with 30% of the total fund personally,
while the remain of the balance shall be my investment capital in your City
which will still be under your, control until I meet you, dear I plead
you not to disclose this issue to a third party, if you have any reasons
to reject this offer, please delete all my email conversation with you
because any leakage of this information will be very dangerous for me
considering my position in services.

Dear, I pray and believe you will not betray my trust, take me as
your own blood sister or your business partner as the fund will invest
under your control. Although you may wonder why I am so soon revealing
myself to you without knowing you so deeply,
it is better I reveal it to you and you help me, than losing
the funds here out of my ignorance, I have so much fear in me because
I have survived two bomb attack here, and now been selected to Ukraine
mission, i wish to quite if you receive the fund in time.

Sergeant Julia Wanda

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