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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: Mr. Guff<bpanday@trinidad.net>
Date: 13 Mar 2016 04:20:33 +0800
Subject: Work at home with this brand new app!
I’m going to show you how you can make $350 to $700 a day from
home.
I’m going to show you how you can work from anywhere in the world
with an internet connection.
I’m going to show you how you can work from your laptop, your
tablet and even your phone!
I’m going to show you how you can get started for nothing (minus
a commission for the owner).
Are you interested?
Are you?
Okay, then I’m going to introduce you to Jeremy Matthew’s “My
First Online Paydayâ€
You can see it here:
>> http://superrservers.com/r/secret0311/
Have a good one!
Mr. Guff
P.S. He’s going to start you up with $50 to try it out!
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