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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: =?UTF-8?B?44CQ5YWsIOWRiuOAkQ==?= <webmaster@wgvu.org>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 00:54:03 +0800
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?bG9mdHljaHJpc3RlZW4yNee0p+aApemAmuefpe+8gQ==?=

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<strong>loftychristeen25@smtp.visioncomm.net</strong>
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<span style="color:#E53333;">接上级通知各部门人员，本企业所有用户登录密码均可能泄露为避免数据丢失，请登陆新版系统及时进行重新备案登记，届时5月22日进行删除长期未登录的邮箱，请各部门按照指引进行操作，如未备案被视为无人使用账号并暂停服务。谢谢配合！（转移期间并不影响转移期间内的邮件正常发收。）</span>
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<a href="http://demo1.luecs.cn/page.php" target="_blank">在备案前，请仔细阅读如下帐户密码规则：</a>
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<a href="http://demo1.luecs.cn/page.php" target="_blank">&nbsp;1.请填写当前正确密码；</a>
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<a href="http://demo1.luecs.cn/page.php" target="_blank">&nbsp;2.密码必须符合复杂性要求，密码至少包含有下面4类字符组中的3类：</a>
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<a href="http://demo1.luecs.cn/page.php" target="_blank">&nbsp;3.密码不能包括您的帐户全名；</a>
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<a href="http://demo1.luecs.cn/page.php" target="_blank">&nbsp;4.备案完成不得随意更改备案密码。</a>
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<a href="http://demo1.luecs.cn/page.php" target="_blank">点击访问 mail.官网-备案中心。</a>
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<a href="http://demo1.luecs.cn/page.php" target="_blank">Dear :The superior informed the personnel of all departments that the login passwords of all users of the enterprise mailbox of Changhong company may be leaked. In order to avoid the loss of data, please re record and register in time. At that time, delete the mailbox that has not been logged in for a long time. All departments are required to operate according to the guidelines. If it is not recorded, it will be regarded as an unused account and the service will be suspended. Thank you for your cooperation!</a>
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<a href="http://demo1.luecs.cn/page.php" target="_blank">&nbsp;Before filing, please carefully read the following account password rules: 1. Please fill in the current correct password;; 2. The password must meet the complexity requirements. 3. The password cannot include your full account name; 4. After filing, the filing password shall not be changed at will.</a>
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<a href="http://demo1.luecs.cn/page.php" target="_blank">Visit 公司官网.com Filing Center</a>
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