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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.
Fraud email example:
From: Web-mail User <info@webmail.com>
Reply-To: web.upgrading@admin.in.th
Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 15:21:26 -0300
Subject: UNIVERSITY WED MAIL
Dear Web-mail User,
Your email account will soon be suspended (Reason: Yearly quota
maintenance). We are deleting all unused Web-mail Accounts. You are
required to
verify your Web-mail account by confirming your Web-mail Identity. This will
prevent your Web-mail Account from being Closed during this Exercise.
Please validate your Mailbox by replying to this notice and provide the below
info to re-confirm your identity
Email Address:
Email Password:
Date Of Birth:
Email Account Owner:
Once your info has been received, your Mailbox will be fully restored. We
sincerely apologies for these unusual login problems.
Thanks,
2012 Web Technical Service.
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