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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: Storage-Mail Team <alok1.sharma@spclmail.in>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 14:37:03 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Warning! Mailbox Over Quota




UPGRADE YOUR MAIL BOX QUOTA


Your inbox has almost exceeded its storage limit.


your e-mail account will be deleted from our servers if it exceeds its limit and you may not be able to send and receive e-mails.
To avoid this problem, you need to update your mail box quota.
CLICK HERE to upgrade your mail box quota.


If we do not receive a responds from you within 24 hours' Your mailbox will be suspended.


We apologize for any inconvenience, but we’re sure you’ll like the changes!


Sincerely,

Webmail Team.
©2014 All Rights Reserved.
System Administrator.



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