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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: "Alison Kihara" <eventos@turbolinenet.com.br>
Reply-To: "Alison Kihara" <alison@hiillcotechnologies.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:00:21 -0700
Subject: ATTN: 30 Days overdue


Dear Customer

We’re writing to inform you that your account is now 30 days past due. The amount of $xx was due on [insert date]. We sent you a past due notice on [insert date] and did not receive a reply.

This matter requires your urgent attention.

Our payment terms are 30 days from the date of issue, as established in our contract. Your account now has an additional late fee of 3 percent.

Please contact me immediately about when we can expect the payment.

thx

Alison Kihara
Accounting Clerk
(415) 526-1223

211 Nellen Ave, Corte Madera, CA 94925
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE DISCLAIMER - This is a privileged and confidential communication intended only for the party named and expressly authorized recipients. Any unauthorized dissemination, distribution, use or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If you received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail


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