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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: "zgi" <test@fideis.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2018 14:41:32 +0800
Subject: =?gb2312?B?xOOCg72hye3By4bho7+40NNY0OjSqsBewG29ocntwcvD/sP+h32hqw==?=
=?gb2312?B?utm62Q==?=
你們健身了嗎？感覺需要繼續健身了摸摸噠～嘿嘿
http://naqun.org/
799506432
2018/6/17
他很有戏德，在台上保管能把主角傍得严严实实，不撒汤，不漏水，叫你唱得舒舒服服
第二天我访问石狩先生的时候,他表现出异常的兴奋
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