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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Atendimento Bradesco" <compras@brumazi.com.br>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:55:04 +0000
Subject: Atendimento Bradesco S/A


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Prezado Cliente,=09=20
O Bradesco lhe parabeniza por sua parceria, lhe desejando as boas vindas =
ao segmento Bradesco Prime.
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Feito exclusivamente para clientes de grande potencial, assim como voc-, c=
om maiores e melhores oportunidades de cr-dito, com atendimento e ag-ncias =
exclusivas com gerente dispon-vel 24h por dia pelo fone f-cil.
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Para concluir, basta se cadastrar atrav-s deste e-mail, que logo entraremo=
s em contato para confirmar sua atualiza--o.
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Veja tudo que inclui nessa atualiza--o de conta:
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Acesso -s ag-ncias exclusivas Bradesco Prime sem filas;=20
2 Cart-es de Cr-dito (MasterCard Black e Visa Infinite) sem anunidade;=20
Cr-dito Imobili-rio com juros de 6% ao ano e car-ncia de at- 12 meses para =
come-ar a pagar;=20
Financiamento de Ve-culos com juros de 6% ao ano e Car-ncia de at- 12 meses=
para come-ar a pagar.=20
Todas as modalidades acima j- est-o dispon-veis para voc-, bastando apenas=
cadastrar-se e aguardar o nosso contato.=09=20
Mude agora para o Prime=09=20
- Bradesco Prime=09=20
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