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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: "Chase Online" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:31:16 -0400
Subject: Important Information About Your Account
Fwd: Software Upgrade
Dear
client of Chase Bank,
Technical
services of the Chase Bank are carrying out a planned software
upgrade. We earnestly ask you to visit the following link to start the
procedure of confirmation on customers data.
To get
started, please click the link below:
CLICK HERE
This
instruction has been sent to all bank customers and is obligatory to
follow.
Thank
you,
Customers
Support Service.
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