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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "American Express" <Service@mail.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2017 00:58:18 +0100
Subject: Suspecious Sign in detected.




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AMERICAN EXPRESS=AE CARD VALIDATION
Dear American Express Customer:
We detected something unusual about a recent sign-in to your account. To he=
lp keep you safe, we required an extra security challenge.
If you're not sure this was you, a malicious user might have your password.=
Please review your recent activity and we'll help you take corrective acti=
on.
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Kindly click on Get Started for your safety.

If you aren't enrolled in Paperless Statements and think you've received th=
is message in error, please call our Customer Support team immediately, usi=
ng the phone number on the "Contact Us" page on American Express.
If this was you, then you can safely ignore this email.
Please don't reply directly to this automatically-generated e-mail message.
Sincerely,
American Express.
We Appreciate your Cardmembership With American Express=AE.

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Your Card Member information is included above to help you recognize this a=
s a customer service e-mail from American Express. To learn more about e-ma=
il security or report a suspicious e-mail, please visit us at americanexpre=
ss.com/phishing. We kindly ask you not to reply to this e-mail but instead =
contact us via customer service.
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=A9 2017 American Express. All rights reserved.
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