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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: Mail Support <cad@MCMULLIN.local>
Date:
Subject:
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Hello jfirt
A request to deactivate your account has been received.
Your account redacted@domain.name will be deactivated within 24 hours
NOTE: If you wish to continue using this email, please follow the link below to cancel.
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Cancel Deactivation
Ignoring this notification will result in permanent account closure.
Thank you
tiscsli.cz 2023©️
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你好 jfirt
已收到停用您帐户的请求 . 你的帐户 ( redacted@domain.name ) 将在 24 小时内禁用
注意：如果您希望继续使用此电子邮件，请按照以下链接取消。
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取消停用请求
忽略此通知将导致帐户永久关闭。
谢谢你
tiscsli.cz 2023©️
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