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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mailing Ecuador" <info@businaberry.info>
Reply-To: "Mailing Ecuador" <mailingecuador@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:38:40 -0500
Subject: PROMOCIÓN EMAIL MARKETING: 3 ENVÍOS POR $100

Del 14 al 17 de Febrero del 2012

PRIMERA PROMOCIÓN DEL AÑO

IMPORTANTE!!! Sólo hacemos 2 promociones al año

APROVECHE LA OPORTUNIDAD DE CONTRATAR AL VERDADERO EMAIL MARKETING DEL ECUADOR

3 envíos masivos por e-mail por $100 + IVA
Base de datos actual: 350.000 emails
8 ańos de experiencia 100% dedicados al e-marketing

 

IMPORTANTE!!! ESTA PROMOCIÓN ES VALIDA SÓLO PARA CLIENTES  NUEVOS.

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