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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: "SECURITY CENTRE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <resultbox1404@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2013 07:58:58 -0800
Subject: RE: SECURITY REPORT!!!

Dear Account Owner,

A problem has arisen with your Web Mail account. The number of Attempt Login generated
from your account with Another IP violates Domain Email ® Services Agreement and/or
Acceptable Use Policy.

This could be due to inadvertent activity on your part, or your account may have been
compromised and is being used to generate spam.

Therefore you are required to verify your Web Mail Account to avoid termination of your Web Mail
Account otherwise Your domain Email account will be blocked before 24 hours.

To remove the suspension on your Webmail account,

To verify this address, you must reply

E-mail and provide the requested information.


************************************************** ***************


E-mail address to confirm your email identity:
User Name ID:
Password:
Re-enter password:
Date of birth:
************************************************** *******************

Please know that your account's security remains our primary concern, and we
apologize for any inconvenience the suspension of service may have caused.
Thank you,

The Webs Team
Help Center | Security Center

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