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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: "ABN AMRO BANK" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 09:11:57 +0100
Subject: Beveiliging Message Alert van ABN AMRO BanK
Dear ABN AMRO
Customer
Voor de
veiligheid en de veiligheid van uw account is tijdelijk opgeschort
tot nader
notice
Klik op de
onderstaande link en meld u aan bij uw online banking om uw account
actief.
Meld u aan bij Online
Banking
Doet u
dit niet zal leiden
tot uw online toegang is geschorst.
Sorry voor
het ongemak.
Groet, ABN AMRO Bank
Als deze e-mail is
een automatisch bericht, geen antwoord op deze e-
mail.
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