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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: customer care center <customercarecenter4@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:07:45 +0200
Subject: UPGRADE YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT FROM CUSTOMER CARE CENTER
Dear subscriber,
We will be conducting our regularly scheduled maintenance, to ensure that
we provide the highest quality in Internet connectivity and services to
customers. Your connectivity and services with us may be interrupted for
short periods during the maintenance window. We will also ensure minimal
disruption to services where possible.
In order to enable us perform quality maintenance on your Internet
access and e-mail service, please you must reply to this e-mail message
confirming your account details with us.
Do confirm your account details below.
_____________________________________
1.First Name & Last Name......
2.Email Address:.........
3.Email Username:……………
4.Email Password:……………
5.Retype Password:…………..
6.Your Birthday:……………..
7 Your Country……………… .
CUSTOMER CARE CENTER
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