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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- 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.
- unicredit.international2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: relianceopt1@yahoo.in
Reply-To: unicredit.international2@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 08 May 2015 06:25:57 +0530
Subject: kredi
Merhaba!
Eğer mali yardım ihtiyacınız var mı? (güvenli kredi teklif)
Tüm kredi türlerinde kaydol ve acilen para almak!
* Bugün sorunsuz kredi alın!
* Resim Sorunsuz Eleme!
* Hiçbir kredi kontrolleri, No fakslar!
* Anında çevrimiçi onayları!
* Tamamen gizli!
* 48 saat içinde size nakit!
*% 100 gizli
Arasında 5000 $ ve $ 500,000,000.00 arasında * Randevu
% 3 * Faiz oranı
* Geri ödeme 1-30 yıl arasında seçim yapın.
* Aylık ve yıllık ödeme planı arasında seçim yapın.
* Kredi şartları ve koşulları Esneklik.
Unicredit.international2@gmail.com: Bütün bu planlar ve daha fazlası, aracılığıyla bize ulaşın
İsim: Adres: Ülke: Tutar gerekli: Süre: Telefon: Aylık ödeme: Doğum Tarihi:
selam
Abdullah Mohammed
unicredit.international2@gmail.com
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