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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: "Rabobank Netherlands" <noreply@rabobank.nl>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 11:21:41 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Geachte Rabo bank klant
Geachte Rabo bank klant,
Houd er rekening mee dat de Rabobank Online toegang voor uw account dreigt
te verlopen.
Om uw toegang tot het Rabobank Online actief te behouden , gelieve dan zo
snel mogelijk in te loggen .
Gebruik de onderstaande link om verder te gaan en toegang te krijgen tot
je account.
Klik hier om de Rabobank Online toegang:
http://rabohomebelegen.co/inloggen.html/
Met Rabobank Online toegang kunt u het grootste deel van uw bank
verrichtingen uitvoeren .
Alles wat je nodig hebt is om aan te melden bij internet bankieren.
Hoogachtend,
Rabobank Online
Copyright © Rabobank 2013 NETHERLANDS.
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