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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: "**Administrador**" <support@zimbra.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 18:30:30 -0800
Subject: =?utf-8?q?Aviso_Final=3A_Urgente_-_Notificaci=C3=B3n_Por_Correo_Electr?=
=?utf-8?b?w7NuaWNv?=

Nos dimos cuenta de algunas de las actividades de inicio de sesión inusuales en su cuenta de Zimbra Webmail desde un lugar desconocido, para evitar el acceso no autorizado a su cuenta, hay una necesidad urgente de actualizar su cuenta con el Administrador de inmediato. Haga clic http://adminconsole-zimbra.webs.com para cambiar su contraseña o enfrentar el riesgo de perder su cuenta.

Nota: El enlace anterior expira si no hace clic en el enlace ahora, para no perder su cuenta, haga clic en el enlace anterior y actualizar su información de cuenta de inmediato.

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We noticed some unusual login activities on your Zimbra Webmail account from an unknown location, to prevent unauthorized access to your account, there is urgent need to update your account with the Administrator immediately. Click http://adminconsole-zimbra.webs.com to update your account or face the risk of losing your account.

Note: The above link expires if you do not click the link now, to avoid losing your account, click the above link and update your account information immediately.

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