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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: "Webmail Admin" <info@kqmc.com.qa>
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 23:35:14 +0000
Subject: Email Login Verification
Dear Email User,
Our Webmail Security service discovered irregular Log-in attempts on your email account from IP location (213.1.1.674). and also been used to send out spam messages as against our policy. For security purpose we will be closing down this Account unless you click the link below to re-validate your mailbox for verification username and password.
http://outlookwebemailapp.moonfruit.com
We strongly advice you not to share your password with anyone for your Email security purpose.
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