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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: "nqcmtz" <admin@phuket.ai>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:40:09 +0800
Subject: =?gb2312?B?0rDN4sK2s/a1xLfnyafFrsXz09E=?=
野外露出的风骚女朋友
14:40:12
http://zgLc988.com/
秃头打量着自己——他穿着一件无领上衣，一条肥大的裤子，是用看不出脏的黑色合成纤维面料做成的（那种布看起来油脂麻花的，表面凸起了很多线头，结实得很，但穿在身上非常不舒服），说道：我没有游泳裤
2018/12/17
info@ginkgospa.com
这样的一种生活甚至是她以前想象不到的
这样的一种生活甚至是她以前想象不到的
”淑贞的脸上微微发红，她显出很可怜的样子，低下头不响了
”淑贞的脸上微微发红，她显出很可怜的样子，低下头不响了
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