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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: wtjam.net Support<bradshaw@wtjam.net>
Date: 30 Mar 2023 11:35:46 +0200
Subject: Important: bradshaw@wtjam.net You have pending messages on Server
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You have pending messages on Server |
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Hi bradshaw
You have few incoming mails pending on server that refused to be
delivered to your inbox due to your account running out of storage
space.
Hence, to free-up
space automatically and release the pending messages, follow the below prompt
action;
Release messages now
NOTE: If the
above actions are not performed, you might permanently lose access to your
account due to much load on the server.
Thanks,
Security Maintenance Team
This notification was sent automatically from
server to
wtjam.net
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