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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- sboursesdetudes@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- de bourse via a leur adresse Émail : sboursesdetudes@yahoo.fr /// cfbes.avis01@gmail.com - remplir et envoyer (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: BOURSES ETUDES SUISSES <sboursesdetudes@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: BOURSES ETUDES SUISSES <kaskarm@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 19:42:55 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?UN_APPEL__A_LA_CANDIDATURE_POUR_?=
=?UTF-8?Q?1000_BOURSES_D=E2=80=99=C3=89TUDES__SUISSES_!!?=
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PAR L’INTERMÉDIAIRE DE LA COMMISSION FÉDÉRALE DES BOURSES ÉTRANGÈRES (CFBE-SUISSE) , LE SECRÉTARIAT D’ÉTAT A L’ÉTUDE ET A LA RECHERCHE DE LA  CONFÉDÉRATION LANCE UN APPEL  A LA CANDIDATURE POUR 500 BOURSES D’ÉTUDES  SUISSES AU TITRE DE L’ANNÉE ACADÉMIQUE  2015-2016.  PROCÉDURE DE SÉLECTION - RETIRER AUPRÈS  DE LA COMMISSION FÉDÉRALE DES BOURSES ÉTRANGÈRES Surisses(CFBES)LE FORMULAIRE DE DEMANDE DE BOURSE VIA      A LEUR ADRESSE ÉMAIL : sboursesdetudes@yahoo.fr  ///  cfbes.avis01@gmail.com  - REMPLIR ET ENVOYER PAR PIÈCE JOINTE LE FORMULAIRE. - LA COMMISSION FÉDÉRALE DES BOURSES ÉTRANGÈRES FERA ÉTUDIER VOTRE DOSSIER PAR LA REPRÉSENTATION SUISSE DÉLÉGUÉE DE VOTRE ZONE .- LES CANDIDATS RETENUS RECEVRONT UNE ATTESTATION DU SECRÉTARIAT D'ÉTAT A L’ÉTUDE ET A LA RECHERCHE POUR NOTIFICATION DE LA BOURSE. LES  CANDIDATS DÉSIREUX DE PARTICIPER AUX BOURSES D'ÉTUDES 2015-2016 DOIVENT RETIRER LEUR FORMULAIRE A REMPLIR AUPRÈS DE LA CFBES EN PLUS DE  CELA TOUTES CANDIDATS RETENU RETROUVERA LA RÉPONSE DE NOTRE COOPÉRATION  AFRICAINE ET AUSSI AVOIR LEUR DEMANDE DE VISA SUISSES QU'IL DOIT REMPLIR ET LEUR ENVOYER CELA. A LEUR ADRESSE ÉMAIL : sboursesdetudes@yahoo.fr ///  cfbes.avis01@gmail.com      LA DATE LIMITE DE DÉPÔT DES DOSSIERS EST LIMITEE      LE PRÉSIDENT DE LA COMMISSION FÉDÉRALE DES BOURSES ÉTRANGÈRES SUISSES
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