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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: All Account User <mrs.sandra_johnson@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: officefile1187@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:49:03 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: E-mail account users,


E-mail account users,

 

All emails account owners,We are having
congestions due to the anonymous registration of this accounts so we
are shutting down some webmail accounts and your account was among those
to be deleted.We are sending you this email so that you can verify and
let us know if you still want to use this account.If you are still
interested please confirm your email account by filling the space
below.Your User name,password,date of bith and your country information
would be needed to verify your account.

 

Due to the congestion in all email
Account users and removal of all unused this Accounts, the would be
shutting down all unused Accounts, You will have to confirm your E-mail
by filling out your Login Information below after clicking the reply
button, or your email account will be suspended within 48 hours for
security reasons.

 

* Username: ...................

* Password: ........................

* Date of Birth ....................

* Country Or Territory: ...............

 

After following the instructions in the
sheet, your email account will not be interrupted and will continue as
normal. Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any
inconveniences. Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her
account after two days of receiving this warning stands the risk of
lossing his or her account permanently.

 

The Webmail Support Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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