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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: accounts@lloydkieser.co.za
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 22:51:42 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Você na COPA]- Ofertas e promoções que o seu cartão Visa oferece! [ADESÃO DE SEGURANÇA]

Caso não esteja vendo a promoção clique aqui.
Promoção uma TV por dia
Imagina ter a chance de ganhar uma TV LED 3D por dia! Bom, com a VISA isso é possível. Cadastre cada
cartão Visa uma única vez no programa vai de Visa. Depois que o seu cadastro for validado, a cada
compra acima de R$ 10,00, você recebe um número da sorte para participar do sorteio. Quanto mais usar
o seu cartão cadastrado mais chances tem de ganhar. Faça seu cadastro seguindo os passos após clicar
no link abaixo.



Caso não esteja vendo o botão, clique aqui.

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