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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: ACCOUNT TEAM<mail@mail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:37:29 +0100
Subject: sign up alert
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Hi,
Is this you? =
We are only trying to make sure it is you and not someone else trying to hi=
jack your account.
Now you must run a quick verification to prevent your account from being su=
spended.
Note: Failure to complete this verification, your account will be closed do=
wn within 24hours.
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Please follow the link bellow: =
* Activate second sign-in verification and secure your account from hijacke=
rs
To learn how to sign-in alerts like this one can help you to protect your a=
ccount information, please visit the Help Center.
Sincerely, =
Mail Team Agent
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Please do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be an=
swered. =
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Regards (c) 2015 Mail Admin
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