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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024034593 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- klose.skll2010@googlemail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Klassen Lottorie Awards 2011 <klose_skl@yahoo.de>
Reply-To: klose.skll2010@googlemail.com
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:17:02 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FELICIDADES !!!!!! NUESTRO 700.000 euros GANADOR
DIE Süddeutsche Klassenlotterie!
SKL-Gunther, Kronacher Str.60
D-96052 Bamberg
Alemania
http://www.skl.de/
Número de referencia: SKL/Millionenformel/05/1288
Lote: SKL/25/8787
¡FELICIDADES!
Usted es uno de los ganadores más de 700.000 euros.
Nos complace informarle de los resultados de la recién concluida
anual atrae a final del Programa de Klassenlotterie Suddeutsche.
Suddeutsche Klassenlotterie llama se llevó a cabo de una lista exclusiva
25.000.000 de direcciones de correo electrónico de los cuerpos individuales y corporativos elegidos por un avanzado equipo de búsqueda aleatoria automatizada de votación de la de Internet como parte de nuestro programa internacional de promoción que realizar cada año.
Para empezar sus reclamaciones por favor contacte a su agente de reclamaciones:
El Dr. Anderson kose
Exteriores Administrador de servicios de pago y ordene su libertad Departamento de
E-mail: klose.skll2010@googlemail.com
Número de Teléfono: +447024034593
Fax: +442075043614
Su agente de reclamaciones le ayudará en el procesamiento y envío de remesas de sus fondos de premios en su cuenta bancaria designada.
Con el fin de evitar retrasos innecesarios y complicaciones,
por favor, tratar de citar su Número de Referencia:
SKL/Millionenformel/05/1288 y números de lote: SKL/25/8787 en todos los la correspondencia con su agente. Además, no debería haber ninguna
cambio en su dirección, no de informar a su agente de reclamaciones tan pronto como posible.
Enhorabuena una vez más de todos los miembros de nuestro personal y gracias por ser parte de nuestro programa de promociones.
Atentamente,
Mrs.Violletta Ibrahimovich.
Gerente de Promociones
Suddeutsche Klassenlotterie
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