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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: "Discovery card" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 03:59:21 -0430
Subject: It's Urgent, R2500 Discovery Miles Bonus expiry notice

New Page 1

Attention Valued Customer,

Your Discovery Card was credited with 25000 Miles (R2500) as a reward for been a loyal customer this past 2 months, which when converted to real cash is R2500, buy gifts for your friends and family. But you did not claim it, we are giving you another shot at it. Follow the instructions below:-

1. Click this link http://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/login 

2. Then enter your www.discovery.co.za Username and Password and click login

3.  Update your Discovery Credit Card  details and click update after you have completed it( Note:-you must enter the full details correctly, as the system will credit the reward on the card details entered).

Regards,

Discovery Miles Team

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