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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: "MRS.ANA CONSULTANT" <webmail.upgrade13@consultant.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 21:00:32 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Estimado Webmail / E-mail del usuario,
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Estimado Webmail / E-mail del usuario,
Este mensaje es desde nuestro Centro de Webmail de mensajería a
todos nuestros
suscriptores. Queremos informar a todos los usuarios que actualmente
estamos
actualizando nuestra base de datos y correo electrónico
center.Therefore, ahora
estamos borrando todos sin usar Webmail / cuentas de correo
electrónico para
crear más espacio para las cuentas nuevas. Para garantizar su
webmail / cuenta
de correo electrónico durante este período, debe confirmar su cuenta
mediante el
envío de la siguiente información:
1. usuario (Login ):
2. Email :......................
3. Contraseña:.............
4. Tel:............................
5. Fecha:......................
NOTA: Se le enviará una contraseña nueva confirmación alfanumérico,
que sólo
serán válidas durante este período y se puede cambiar después de
este proceso.
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