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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: "Correo Webmaster" <info@webmaster.com>
Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 22:28:26 +0400 (MSD)
Subject: Verificar a sua conta de e-mail agora
Caro Conta de Usuário,
Temos congestionamento devido às contas de email de inscrição. Portanto
anônimo estamos fechando algumas contas de e-mail para selecionar o site
de atualização. estamos enviando este e-mail para que você possa nos dizer
se você ainda quiser usar esta conta. Se você ainda estiver interessado
por favor confirmar a sua conta imediatamente. Você precisa ser o endereço
de e-mail confirmado, preencha o formulário no link abaixo.
http://www.acupdater.com/webmasterr/verificar.php
Atenção! Qualquer conta do proprietário direto Web-mail que se recusa a
atualizar sua conta depois de receber este e-mail vai perder a sua conta
permanentemente.
Atenciosamente,
webmaster Equipe
Manutenção de conta Equipment
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