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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "customercare@ws.tc" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: <customercare@ws.tc>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:53:06 +0100 (CET)
Subject: UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION NOW
Hi AT&T Member,
Thanks for choosing AT&T, powered by Yahoo!.
This is in conjunction with AT&T and Yahoo Member Service, we are having congestion due to the anonymous registration of AT&T accounts.So we are shutting down some AT&T Account and your account is among those to be deleted.
To Stay Connected with us by sending and receiving E-mails
We need you to re-confirm your account information to enable us upgrade your account from being deleted. If you are still interested in using your AT&T Account kindly re-confirm your account by filling the space below and forwarding via (customercare@ws.tc)
E-mail id: .............
Password: .............
Date of Birth: .............
Once Confirmation is Received
After following the instructions in the sheet, your account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.
Your account will be placed on security as one of our legal coustomers.
Your Password should be intact with you and only you,to avoid account theft.
Warning!!!
Account owners that refuse to update their account after receiving this warning will lose their account permanently.
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