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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: "Prezado Cliente" <unknown@unknown.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 01:36:26 +0000
Subject: Central De Atendimento
=20=20=20=20=09=20=20=20
=20=20=20=20
Ol=E1, Cliente Ita=FA
O Ita=FA selecionou seu CPF e vem lhe dar os parab=E9ns por sua parceria=
, lhe desejando as boas vindas ao segmento Ita=FA Personnalit=E9.
Para concluir, basta se cadastrar atrav=E9s deste e-mail, que logo entrarem=
os em contato para confirmar sua atualiza=E7=E3o.
Veja tudo que inclui nessa atualiza=E7=E3o de conta:
=20=20
2 Cart=F5es de Cr=E9dito (MasterCard Black e Visa Infinite) com ZERO anunid=
ade;=20
Cr=E9dito Imobili=E1rio e de Ve=EDculos com juros de 6% ao ano e car=EAncia=
de at=E9 12 meses para come=E7ar a pagar.=20
Todas as modalidades acima j=E1 est=E3o dispon=EDveis para voc=EA, bastando=
apenas cadastrar-se em nossa p=E1gina e aguardar o nosso contato.=20
Acesse sua conta agora e mude para o Personnalit=E9
Ita=FA Personnalit=E9
=09=20=20=
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