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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: mail@allen.com
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 19:14:03 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Cielo Copa Premiada : Nao Perca Tempo! Faça seu cadastro agora mesmo sem nenhum custo

Cielo: Nada supera essa máquina


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Copa Premiada 2014 Cielo.
Prezado(a)Cliente
Nas compras a partir de R$ 10,00 (dez reais) com qualquér um de seus cartões (VISA, MASTER, AMERICAN EXPRESS) em nossa máquina Cielo, você pode ganhar na hora prêmios instantâneos no valor de R$ 100,00 (cem reais).
nao pense que as surpresas acabarao por aqui! Após efetuar o cadastro você receberá 20% de desconto em qualquer compra feita pelo seu cartao de crédito ou débito além de concorrer ao sorteio de 10 superprêmios de R$ 100,000,00 (cem mil reais) que acontecerá no dia 15 de Março de 2013.
nao Perca Tempo! Faça seu cadastro agora mesmo sem nenhum custo e aproveite as vantagens da nossa promoçao. Você só precisa cadastrar o seu cartao de crédito ou débito para estar participando.

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Atendimento ao Cliente Cielo
www.cielo.com.br

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