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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: Wemail Administrator <noreply@admin.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2016 19:17:08 +0800
Subject: Final Warning Alert: Your Email Mailbox Has Exceeded it Quota
Dear User,
Your Mailbox Is Almost Full.
1979MB 2000 MB
Your Email Mailbox Has Exceeded its Quota/Limits As Set By Your Administrator, And You May Not Be Able To Send
Or Receive New Mails Until You Re-validate Your Email Account.
Please Kindly Login Below to Re-validate Your Mail Box Account.
_Notice:_
Failure To Re-validate Your Email Mailbox Account within 24hours. It Will Be Permanently disconnected and Suspended.
Thank You,
WebMail Service!
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Thismessage and any attachments transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressed recipient. If you have
receivedthis message in error, please delete the message and notify the sender. Please note that any views or opinions presented in
this email are solely those of the author.
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