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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: ZIRAAT BANKASI <admin@ledfield.tech>
Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 04:00:05 -0800
Subject: 10804, USD Swift Bildirimi


Say=131n M=FC=15Fterimiz,
Bankam=131z nezdindeki hesab=131n=131zdan ger=E7ekle=15Fen i=15Fleminizin =
SWIFT g=F6nderimi 03.08.2022 19:05:59 tarihinde tamamlanm=131=15F olup swif=
t mesaj=131 ekte payla=15F=131lm=131=15Ft=131r.
=20
Ticari elektronik ileti=15Fim kapsam=131nda Bankam=131z e-postalar=131n=131=
almak istemiyorsan=131z veya bu e-posta i=E7eri=11Fi size ait de=11Filse, =
l=FCtfen t=131klay=131n=131z.
If you do not want to receive e-mails from this sender or if you have rece=
ived this message in error, please click.
=20
T=FCrkiye Cumhuriyeti Ziraat Bankas=131 Anonim =15Eirketi, Hac=131 Bayram M=
ahallesi, Atat=FCrk Bulvar=131 No: 8 06050 Alt=131nda=11F/ANKARA
Ticaret Sicil No: 1148 | Mersis No: 0998006967505633 | www.ziraatbank.com.t

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