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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: Stop Your Hair Loss Now! FREE New Book Shows You 3 Secret<jo4815us@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:58:41 +0300
Subject: Stop Your Hair Loss Now! FREE New Book Shows You 3 Secret
You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive offers from FREE LEADS/FFA, SImple leads
To unsubscribe, please send a blank email.
This email is CAN-SPAM compliant.
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