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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Webmaster Domain" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alphadc@eim.ae>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 13:55:52 -0700
Subject: Mailbox Account Will be Shutdown Soon
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Webmaster Admin Desktop
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Hello Subscriber
This message is from Email System Management.
Due to congestion in our system database and to improve our email services we have decided to suspend all unusedemail accounts.
To keep your account safe, you will have to verify and Re-confirm Your Email account below or this account will be suspended Within the next hours of the receipt of this message.
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Thanks for using Our Mail Services !
Sincerely, Webmaster Desk Gardea, Laura The-IT-Help-Team
©2019TeamWebmaster. All RightsReserved.
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