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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: "zv" <test@qpay.com.np>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2018 18:14:06 +0800
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Spam?=
bubozu.net
無意中約到了樓鳳炮友，口交毒龍鑽讓我上天入地
http://bubozu.net/
她在走廊上歪歪斜斜地走着，弄出很大的声音，来到401室的门外，哗啦啦地打开铁门，大声大气地门道：要干什么？这就使呆在里面的人几乎不敢说自己要干什么
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2018/8/2
五爸看见我们逃都逃不赢，哪儿还敢再来？”淑华觉得好笑地挖苦道
淑华却缠着觉新说笑话
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