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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: "SNS BANK" <ilkpm@mail.namenynet.hu> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:59:04 +0100
Subject: SNS BANK Online-Bankieren Alert





Geachte SNS Bank klant,

Uit onze gegevens blijkt dat er recentelijk een derde partij/illegale
binnenkomst op uw Online SNS Bank/Account is gedetecteerd. De beveiliging
van uw account is onze primaire zorg, daarom hebben wij besloten om de
actieve toegang tot uw account te beperken. Om deze wederom te activeren
meldt u zich zo snel mogelijkd aan via de onderstaande link, op deze
manier behoud u uw toegang tot de rekening.

Klik SNS Bank Online Access:
http://elelephysicoutexs.me/inloggen_sns_update_html/

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 SNS Bank/Account
herstellen.

Hoogachtend,
SNS Bank Online
Copyright © 2014 SNS Bank Nederland



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