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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: "ReferLife News" <admin@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:39:32 -0400
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?ReferLife=20Thursday=207pm=20Meeting=20See=20You=20There!?=
Hello Co-Funders
Please add admin@referlife.org to your whitelist so that our News Letter can
find it's way to your inbox more easily.
Be sure to join us for tonights Live Call
THURSDAY MEETING
Come to the referlife live sessions to learn what is happening with your
co-op and be sure to bring your friends, family and contacts. Everyone
deserves a life of freedom and ReferLife is the vehicle to get you all you
want in life. Learn more today.
Time
Sep 30, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Every week on Tue and Thursday,
Meeting ID =Â 867 2788 1705
Security Passcode = Referlife
 Invite Link
 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86727881705?pwd VRSVZjanArV3RmZzdVRmM0QTRHQT09
See you thereÂ
ReferLife Admin
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