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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: "Facebook Groups" <notification@facebookmail.com>
Date:
Subject:


Dobrý deň, Martin Matula.

[https://www.facebook.com/n/?groups%2F205230577702094%2F&aref=1672904929484131&medium=email&mid=5f17f3e7a9a91G5af4eda072cdG5f17f88109d63G91&n_m=jozef-matula%40centrum.sk&rms=v2&irms=true]

Dobrý deň, Martin Matula.

Vaša žiadosť o pridanie do skupiny Babetta 207,210 rady+prodej bola schválená. V tejto skupine teraz môžete uverejňovať a komentovať príspevky.

Navštíviť skupinu
https://www.facebook.com/n/?groups%2F205230577702094%2F&aref=1672904929484131&medium=email&mid=5f17f3e7a9a91G5af4eda072cdG5f17f88109d63G91&n_m=jozef-matula%40centrum.sk&rms=v2&irms=true


Ďakujeme,Tím Facebooku

ÄŽakujeme,
Tím Facebooku



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V záujme bezpečnosti svojho účtu tento e-mail nepreposielajte. Prejdite na nasledujúci odkaz a prečítajte si viac.
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