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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "imtnqltt" <advertising@quotesin.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:01:33 +0800
Subject: =?gb2312?B?tPK5pMnZuL7X1MXE1q7I/Q==?=

5761379

人家找电工马上就得到,如果不到会炒了我的

你说哪个人来报仇?又向哪个报仇?”觉新好像觉得有烈火在熬煎他的心,他一面揩眼泪,烦躁地警告淑华道

 

   打工少妇自拍之三

19:01:14

    http://guangtaijixie.com/

 

”这个回答等于白说,但是对于觉民却成了一个刺激,一个鼓励   3146

imtnqltt

19:01:14

742141

 

2018/11/26reservation

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