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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "ss@joewein.de" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "ss@joewein.de" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "ss@joewein.de" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Email Administrator" <robyn@prosperitythroughrealestate.com>
Reply-To: alphadc@eim.ae
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2019 00:46:27 -0700
Subject: Dear ss@joewein.de Upgrade Email[LAST WARNING]
- This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. -
LAST WARNING!!
Dear
ss@joewein.de
,
Your email
ss@joewein.de
account has as exceeded its limit and needs to be verified, if not verified now, we shall suspend your account from receiving or sending mails. To make sure you are protected by the latest security updates.
You are required to
verify
your mailbox to keep your account safe and continue using our services.
Click on the button below to verify your Email Account
[
Please Verify Your Account ss@joewein.de
]
Note: Failure to Verify will lead to final termination of your email account. Please move to inbox for verification when seen in junk or spam
Technical Team
Email Administrator
All Right Reversed 2019.(c)
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