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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 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.
- lloyds25tsb@europe.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Lloyd's TSB bank plc <info@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <lloyds25tsb@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2015 12:52:40 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?l=C3=A5netilbud?=
Dette er Lloyds TSB Bank Plc LÃ¥n tilby.
Lloyds TSB tilbyr fleksible og rimelige lån til ethvert formål å
hjelpe deg å nå dine mål. vi lån med lav rente på 1,5%. Her er noen
viktige funksjoner i personlige lån som tilbys av Lloyds TSB. Her er de
LÃ¥ne Faktorer vi samarbeider med de ledende britiske meglere som har
tilgang til toppen långivere og er i stand til å finne den beste
økonomiske løsningen til en rimelig price.Please hvis du er interessert
vennligst ta kontakt med oss ​​via denne e-post: lloyds25tsb@europe.com
Etter reaksjonen, vil du motta en søknad om lån fyll. Ingen sosial
sikkerhet og ingen kredittsjekk, 100% garantert.
Det vil være vår ære hvis du tillater oss å være til tjeneste.
Informasjon som er nødvendig
Ditt navn:
Adresse: ...........
Telefon: ...........
Beløpet som trengs: ........
Varighet: ...............
Okkupasjon: ...........
Månedlig Inntekt nivå: ........
Kjønn: ...............
Fødselsdato: ........
Tilstand: ..................
Land: ..........
Formålet: .........
Møte dine finansielle behov er vår stolthet.
Dr.john Mahama.
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