419 scam: "PAYPAL HOLDING, INC."<info@levelupgp.com> FROM PAYPAL HOLDING, INC. YOUR ACCOUNT HAS WON YOU THE BELLOW SUM OF MONEY.

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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:
- "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.
- paypalholdinginc34@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PAYPAL HOLDING, INC." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <paypalholdinginc34@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 14:34:18 +0100
Subject: FROM PAYPAL HOLDING, INC. YOUR ACCOUNT HAS WON YOU THE BELLOW SUM OF MONEY.

PAYPAL HOLDING, INC.

This is to officially inform all the users of the above account that PAYPAL HOLDING, INC. has

established to reinforce and support the customers with the sum of $18,800,000.00 from their annual

budget to consolidate their customers who has an account and maintain it with them all these years.

This establishment is meant for only those who maintain an account with PAYPAL HOLDING INC. Therefore

if you receive this email message and has an account with PAYPAL then you are required to comply with

PAYPAL head office with the bellow information as soon as possible.

The above sum of money will wired into the account holder as soon as the bellow information was

provided and is been accessed by security staff of PAYPAL INC. Bear in mind that this process from

PAYPAL dose not require any fee of any kind, this is a free will to all our customer subscribers who

has an account with PAYPAL HOLDING, INC.

1. YOUR PAYPAL USER ACCOUNT/PASSWORD
2. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
3. COUNTRY/CITY
4. PHONE NUMBER
5. OCCUPATION
6. MARITAL STATUS
7. PASS-PORT PHOTOGRAPH
8. AGE/SEX.

Kind regard,

PAYPAL HOLDING, INCORPORATION.
paypalholdinginc34@gmail.com
www.paypal.com
Phone: (202) 697-8630,
Text message only.

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