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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: "SKY Media -In-Flight Advertising " <usha.emarketing@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2014 00:44:16
Subject: Airline In-Flight Advertising

Greetings from SKY Media!

 

Airline in-flight advertising is not a new concept,in-flight advertising encompasses any means of advertising that target potential consumers on board an airline.We provide highly effective advertising solutions for both advertisers and airlines.

 

  • We have the largest international passanger carrier in the world.
  • No 1 in Europe.
  • Fleet -300 Aircraft (& Growing) spanning 28 countries with 54 base stations across Europe.
  • Maximum use of aircraft with an average of 6.8 flights per aircraft per day
  • Targetable by region and country.
  • We can offer country specific targeting by using aircraft based in that country.
  • Aircraft fly out and back to their base on average of 6.8 times a day.
  • New bases are opening in 2014 to expand availability.
Please do reply if you find this worthy of further discussion.

 

Thanks and regards,

 

Sales team
SKY Media

Address: 51,Griva Digeni Ave., CY 8047 Paphos, Cyprus P.O. Box: 64252, CY 8073 Paphos, Cyprus
Phone : +91-9819414721


IMPORTANT NOTICE: CONFIDENTIAL AND LEGAL PRIVILEGE
This electronic communication is intended by the sender only for the access and use by the addressee and may contain legally privileged and confidential information. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that any transmission, disclosure, use, access to, storage or photocopying of this e-mail and any attachments is strictly prohibited. The legal privilege and confidentiality attached to this e-mail and any attachments is not waived, lost or destroyed by reason of a mistaken delivery to you. If you have received this e-mail and any attachments in error please immediately delete it and all copies from your system and notify the sender by e-mail to remove from the mailing list pl reply to : usha.emarketing@gmail.com

 

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