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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: oscar@squirrelmail.org
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:41:32 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: Thank you for purchasing as an eBay guest
Seller
Electronics
Cafe
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Note to
seller
You haven't included a note. |
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Shipping
details
The seller hasn't provided any shipping
details yet. |
| Description |
Unit price |
Qty |
Amount |
Lenovo T500 Laptop/Notebook 2.26GHz C2D
2GB DDR3 (B-Grade)
Item# 381871540184 |
$49.99 USD |
1 |
$49.99 USD |
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| Shipping
and handling |
$48.65 USD |
| Insurance
- not offered |
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| Total |
$98.64
USD |
| Payment |
$98.64
USD |
This
charge will appear on your credit card statement as
"PAYPAL *RCRR"
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| From
amount |
$133.09
CAD |
| To
amount |
$98.64
USD |
| Exchange rate: 1 Canadian Dollar =
0.741185 U.S. Dollars |
| | | Issues with this
transaction? You have 180 days from the date of the
transaction to open a dispute in the Resolution
Center
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