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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.
Fraud email example:
From: "online " <online2130204@telkomsa.net>
Reply-To: "online " <Administrator@info.telkomsa.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 18:41:17 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: Administrator
Dear online ,
Thank you for your recent email to . This email system is being protected by Policy Patrol Spam Filter.
Your message is being held until you click on the link www.golan-land.co.il/index below to verify that this is a legitimate email message. Sender verification is a one-time process which takes only a few seconds. Once verified, all future correspondence will be allowed automatically. Thank you for your assistance.
Message details:www.golan-land.co.il/index
Sender Verification: Verify your identity here
Please be aware that if you do not complete sender verification within three days, Policy Patrol will automatically delete your original message and you will need to resend the message again.
Kind regards,
Policy Patrol Spam Filter
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