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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: "Litoralinfo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <litoralinfos@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 03:02:15 -0500
Subject: Preturile practicate pe litoral au scazut cu 15%


<div style="border:#09F solid 1px; padding:20px 20px 20px 20px" ><h3><u>Au scazut preturile pe Litoral</u></h3>
<p>In dorinta sustinerii dezvoltarii turismului oferim informatii utile si complete persoanelor care cauta <strong>cazare.</strong>Aici puteti gasi gratuit, fara comisioane, anunturile de cazare din toate statiunile turistice de la Marea Neagra. Fie ca doriti sa va petreceti concediul la Mamaia, sau, daca va place aglomeratia si tineretul, la Costinesti, aici puteti gasi oferte de cazare postate direct de catre proprietari. Anunturile de cazare contin informatii, imagini si datele de contact ale proprietarilor.</p>
<p><a href="http://alturl.com/6grb"><img src="http://www.litoralinfo.ro/images/logo.jpg" width="186" height="116" border="0" ></img></a></p>
<h3>Adauga gratuit oferta de cazare pe Litoral</h3>
<p>Daca sunteti proprietarul unei locatii de cazare de pe litoral si vreti ca sa va listati gratuit oferta de cazare pe acest site, tot ceea ce aveti de facut este sa va <a href="http://alturl.com/3iq8" title="creeaza cont nou cazari litoral">creati un cont</a>, si apoi sa va adaugati oferta cazare pe Litoral, fie ca sunteti particular sau firma.</p>
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<p><strong>Nota!</strong> </p>
<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10px;">Acest mesaj nu este un SPAM. Contine datele noastre de
identificare si instructiuni de dezabonare. <br />
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solicitat primirea ofertei noastre; sunteti un partener al firmei
noastre;<br />
sunteti in baza noastra de date ca urmare a unor corespondente
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subscris;<br />
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caracter<br />
publicitar. Ne cerem scuze daca mesajul ajunge la dvs. dintr-o eroare.<br />
<strong>Daca
doriti sa nu mai primiti </strong>mesaje publicitare in viitor va rugam
trimiteti un
reply cu mesajul &quot;Remove&quot;. Va multumim pentru intelegere.</p>
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