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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: "google team" <maxsimon6@163.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 18:31:28 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Find needed information from GD-225-7736
Hello Sir / madam,
The link below contains locked files sent from a google and all mail drives you are not allowed access to the drive, you may wish to sign in and validate your email account. The message would be redirected to your email shortly.
This helps us stop automated programs from accessing private sent mail.
Please click the link below;
www.topoxxi.es/components/com_media/helpers/redirect.php
Thanks for your help and patience!
The all mails drive security Team.
This email and any attachments or link are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete all copies and notify the sender immediately. You may wish to refer to the incorporation details of googledrive.
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