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fighting spam and scams on the Internet
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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.
Click here to report a problem with this page.
Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- steven.pretorius7674@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Wild Dragon Energy Drink" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <steven.pretorius7674@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 08:12:39 -0700
Subject: Make An Extra Income...
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Hello: We are currently
seeking to employ individuals in the United States and the UK as company representatives payment collation officers for Wild Dragon Energy
Drink®
Introduction:
Wild Dragon Energy Drink® as the name implies is an
energy drink recently introduced in the U.S market and other emerging markets
worldwide.
Our growth potentials has exceeded our projections and thereby
created more employment opportunities for individuals worldwide.
Job
description:
1.Collate payments from our customers paid to your bank
account.Only your email address or phone number will be required to make payment.
2.Ten
percent 10% commission fee is paid to you from amount deposited. e.g if you
receive 1,000 USD/GBP you take 100 USD/GBP and send 900 USD/GBP to any of our branch offices
worldwide.
Legality:
Our operations are 100% legal and we abide by all U.S
labour and anti-money laundry laws.
Please simply click on REPLY on your page
or steven.pretorius7674@gmail.com with the following:
1. Full Name:
2.
Email Address:
3. City:
Regards,
Steven
Pretorius
HR Manager
Wild Dragon Energy Drink
www.wilddragon.at
© Wild Dragon ENERGY DRINK 2018.
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