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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: "ISEA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <correo_isea@yahoo.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:50:33 -0400
Subject: Diplomados TI

Reciba un cordial saludo y al mismo tiempo le hacemos una invitacion para que participe en nuestros programas de Diplomados en el Area de Sistemas de Informatica, los cuales han sido diseñados en base a nuestros 24 años de experiencia practica, como desarrolladores de proyectos en este campo, y como centro de especializacion y actualizacion para el personal que labora en las distintas areas de la informatica.


El objetivo principal de nuestros programas de estudio es capacitar a los participantes en temas especificos que constituyen el nucleo del trabajo en que se desarrollan cotidianamente, dotandolos de los conocimientos y habilidades necesarias para el desempeño eficiente y eficaz del mismo.

Saludos,
Ernesto Campos Benitez

Director del Instituto de Sistemas Electrónicos Avanzados
para mayor información visite nuestro sitio  www.isea-mexico.com.mx

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