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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: "cmp" <admin@wx163.cn>
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 08:45:20 +0800
Subject: =?gb2312?B?1+6wrrXE0KHH6cjLwrbBsw==?=
funnyr
最爱的小情人露脸
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觉新把眉头微微一皱,脸色开始发红了
她笑吟吟地看着我,说:小子,不犯事你是不记得我呀
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cmp她笑吟吟地看着我,说:小子,不犯事你是不记得我呀
觉新把眉头微微一皱,脸色开始发红了
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