419 scam: "Web-Host_Team" <web.t@webname.com> Your Email Acccount (Aviod Termination)

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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Web-Host_Team" <web.t@webname.com>
Reply-To: web.mas@webname.com
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:26:54 -0700
Subject: Your Email Acccount (Aviod Termination)

Dear Account User,

We encountered a problem with our database and a lot of records were either lost or compromised, This is due to a lot of unsolicited/phishing mails all over the internet, we are restoring our database to enable us serve you better. Your Mail Account! details are required so as to re-store back in our database to keep your account active.

Failure to do this will result in a loss of his/her account permanently.

To update and enable us restore your account details in our data base to keep your account active, you are required to provide us the details below urgently.

Click the reply button to enter details below.

E-mail Address:
Password:
Date of Birth:
Country or Territory:
Occupation:
Alternative E-mail:

Make sure the details above are correct to enable us restore/backup your account details, this will help prevent your account from being suspended or permanently deleted.

Note: YOUR DETAILS WILL NOT BE SHARED.

Thank you.

The Web! Team
Message Code: XV6289KK

Best Regards,
Prof. Dr. H. Floss,
Chief Operating Officer
Copyright / cPanel
DISCLAIMER
This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the addressee and may also be privileged or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the addressee, or have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately, delete it from your system and do not copy, disclose or otherwise act upon any part of this e-mail or its attachments. E-mail communications are not 100% guaranteed to be secure or virus-free. CRDB BANK PLC does not accept responsibility for any loss arising from unauthorized access to, or interference with, any e-mail communications by any third party, or from the transmission of any viruses. Replies to this e-mail may be monitored by CRDB BANK PLC for operational or business reasons.

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