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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: "Amazon.com" <fsleik@gmx.at>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 11:48:08 +0200
Subject: Account Revision (Unauthorized Signin Attempt)

Dear User,

We detected something unusual about a recent sign-in to your Amazon account from an unauthorized device and to help keep you safe, we required an extra security challenge.

Sign-in details:
Country/region: Unknown
IP address: 198.7.58.98
Date: 29/06/2017 3:42 AM (LHST)

Please update your account info using these 3 steps to avoid permanent deactivation.

      *Click On The Update Button Below

      *Login To Your Amazon Account

      *Verify Your Informations To Activate Your Amazon Account

UPDATE MY ACCOUNT

Thanks again for shopping with us.

 

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