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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: "nxxktjrp" <test@qpay.com.np>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 14:48:55 +0800
Subject: =?gb2312?B?s6zE27XEvKvGt8jLxt4=?=
在潮湿的秋季，老师说：未来的世界是银子的……这是一道谜语
然而在这时候他并不能够做什么事情，而且他的周围又全是些飘摇无定的影子
超嫩的极品人妻
http://chinabdt.net/
众人下了船，分坐了两只；琴和觉民、淑贞带了海臣和绮霞坐一只；淑英、淑华和觉英坐一只
14:48:55
jiahong@tjclamp.com
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