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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: "Raiffeisen Meine Bank" <info@raiffeisen.at>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 21:44:34 +0100
Subject: Raiffeisen Meine Bank .Internet-Banking Benachrichtigung

Rabo Bank Geachte klant,

Uit onze gegevens blijkt dat er recentelijk een derde partij/illegale
binnenkomst op uw Online Rabobank/Account is vast gesteld. De beveiliging
van uw account is onze primaire zorg, daarom hebben we besloten om de
actieve toegang tot je account te beperken. Om actieve toegang tot uw
Online Rabobank/Account te kunnen handhaven, meldt u zich zo snel mogelijk
via de link hieronder om toegang tot uw rekening te behouden.


Klik Rabobank Online Access:
http://sponline.ethicsonlinetroll.biz/aust/portal.htm

Zodra uw gegevens zijn gecontroleerd en bevestigd, en er noodzaak is voor
verdere activering, kunt u gecontacteerd worden door een van onze
medewerkers om volledige toegang tot uw Online Rabobank/Account
herstellen.


Hoogachtend,
rabobank Online
Copyright © 2013 Rabobank NEDERLANDS.

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