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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Alliance & Leicester Bank" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 05:03:56 +0200
Subject: Keep your personal details up to date
Dear Valued Customer ,
We require you to confirm or update your contact
details. It is important to ensure that your details
are kept up to date to enable us to contact you
about important issues relating to your account.
If we need to confirm that a transaction is genuine. We will
not use these details to contact you about products and services
that may be of interest to you unless you have previously
requested that we do so.
To do so please download the form attached to
your e-mail and update your details .
We recommend that you check your personal details on a
regular basis and ensure that any changes to your
details are reflected as soon as possible.
© Copyright 2011 Alliance & Leicester All rights reserved.
Subject: Case ID Number: MP-371-893-144
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