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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: "SUNTRUST BANK" <info@lee.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 19:16:54 +0100
Subject: IMPORTANT ALERT ON YOUR ACCOUNT
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We have recently detected that different computer user had attempted gai=
ning access to your Online account, and multiple password was attempted wit=
h your user ID. It is now necessary to re-confirm your account information =
to us. =
If this process is not completed within 24-48 hours. We will be forced to s=
uspend your Account Online Access as it may have been used for fraudulent p=
urposes. =
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Continue Here And Fix Now =
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Remember You have 48 hours to resolve this. =
Your protection is our priority. =
Learn more =
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Your last sign-in was 02/**/2019 =
To verify that this email is from Suntrust Bank, confirm your last sign-i=
n date is correct. To access Online or Mobile Banking, go directly to suntr=
ust.com or use our Mobile Banking app. =
Remember: Your protection is our no1 piority . =
This is a service email from Suntrust Bank . Please note that you may rec=
eive service emails in accordance with your Suntrust Bank service agreemen=
ts, whether or not you elect to receive promotional email. Please don't rep=
ly directly to this automatically generated email message. =
Read our Privacy Notice. =
Suntrust, N.A. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender =
? 2019 Suntrust Bank Corporation. All rights reserved. =
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