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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: Benjamin <admin@ifitpro.ir>
Date:
Subject: {Spam?}

Ahoj!

Mohli by ste mat probl=C3=A9my so z=C3=A1konom.

Toto je va=C5=A1a posledn=C3=A1 =C5=A1anca, ako zabr=C3=A1nit nepr=C3=AD=
jemn=C3=BDm n=C3=A1sledkom a zachovat si dobr=C3=BA povest.

V=C3=A1=C5=A1 operacn=C3=BD syst=C3=A9m bol napadnut=C3=BD hackermi.
V=C5=A1etky va=C5=A1e osobn=C3=A9 =C3=BAdaje boli skop=C3=ADrovan=C3=A9=
na moje servery.

Do operacn=C3=BDch syst=C3=A9mov v=C5=A1etk=C3=BDch zariaden=C3=AD, kt=
or=C3=A9 pou=C5=BE=C3=ADvate na pr=C3=ADstup na internet, som nain=C5=A1=
taloval tr=C3=B3jsky v=C3=ADrus.
Tento softv=C3=A9r mi umo=C5=BEnuje pr=C3=ADstup ku v=C5=A1etk=C3=BDm =
ovl=C3=A1dacom vo va=C5=A1ich zariadeniach.

Vdaka =C5=A1ifrovaniu =C5=BEiadny syst=C3=A9m tento v=C3=ADrus nezist=C3=
=AD. Ka=C5=BEd=C3=BD den sa jeho signat=C3=BAry vymaz=C3=A1vaj=C3=BA.
V=C5=A1etky va=C5=A1e osobn=C3=A9 =C3=BAdaje som u=C5=BE skop=C3=ADrov=
al na svoje vlastn=C3=A9 servery.

M=C3=A1m pr=C3=ADstup k va=C5=A1im e-mailom, messengerom, soci=C3=A1ln=
ym sietam, zoznamu kontaktov.

Ked som zozbieral =C3=BAdaje z v=C3=A1=C5=A1ho zariadenia, na=C5=A1iel=
som o v=C3=A1s vela zauj=C3=ADmav=C3=BDch inform=C3=A1ci=C3=AD.

Velmi rada pozer=C3=A1=C5=A1 vide=C3=A1 pre dospel=C3=BDch a pri ich s=
ledovan=C3=AD m=C3=A1=C5=A1 orgazmus.
M=C3=A1m niekolko vide=C3=AD, ktor=C3=A9 boli zaznamenan=C3=A9 z va=C5=
=A1ej obrazovky.
Zostrihal som video, na ktorom je jasne vidiet va=C5=A1a tv=C3=A1r a s=
p=C3=B4sob, ak=C3=BDm sledujete porno a masturbujete.
Tvoja rodina a priatelia nebud=C3=BA mat probl=C3=A9m ta na tomto vide=
u spoznat. Toto video by mohlo =C3=BAplne znicit va=C5=A1u povest.

Vo va=C5=A1om zariaden=C3=AD sa mi tie=C5=BE podarilo n=C3=A1jst =C3=BA=
daje, ktor=C3=A9 sa vo va=C5=A1ej krajine nesm=C3=BA ukladat.=20
Mohli by ste mat probl=C3=A9my so z=C3=A1konom.



D=C3=B4kaz o va=C5=A1ej nez=C3=A1konnej cinnosti m=C3=B4=C5=BEem posla=
t v=C5=A1etk=C3=BDm va=C5=A1im kontaktom, zverejnit ho pre v=C5=A1etk=C3=
=BDch na internete.

M=C3=A1m vela va=C5=A1ich osobn=C3=BDch =C3=BAdajov. Je to hist=C3=B3r=
ia v=C3=A1=C5=A1ho prehliadania, kore=C5=A1pondencia v aplik=C3=A1cii =
Messenger a soci=C3=A1lnych sietach, telefonick=C3=A9 hovory, osobn=C3=
=A9 fotografie a vide=C3=A1.
V=C5=A1etky va=C5=A1e =C3=BAdaje m=C3=B4=C5=BEem zverejnit.=20

Som si ist=C3=BD, =C5=BEe potom by sa o v=C3=A1s zauj=C3=ADmala pol=C3=
=ADcia. A dal=C5=A1ie bezpecnostn=C3=A9 agent=C3=BAry vo va=C5=A1ej kr=
ajine.

Stac=C3=AD jedno kliknutie my=C5=A1ou, aby som v=C5=A1etky inform=C3=A1=
cie ulo=C5=BEen=C3=A9 vo va=C5=A1om zariaden=C3=AD zverejnil.
Ch=C3=A1pete, ak=C3=A9 to bude mat d=C3=B4sledky.

Bude to skutocn=C3=A1 katastrofa.
V=C3=A1=C5=A1 =C5=BEivot bude znicen=C3=BD.

Urcite by ste tomu chceli zabr=C3=A1nit, v=C5=A1ak?
Je to velmi jednoduch=C3=A9.=20

Mus=C3=ADte mi previest 1200 eur (v ekvivalente bitcoinu podla v=C3=BD=
menn=C3=A9ho kurzu v case prevodu). Potom vyma=C5=BEem v=C5=A1etky inf=
orm=C3=A1cie o v=C3=A1s zo svojich serverov.

U=C5=BE v=C3=A1s nebudem obta=C5=BEovat.
Moja bitcoinov=C3=A1 pena=C5=BEenka na platbu: bc1qk6h0lx3efnv5xvna8kp=
8cel04vw57hm007rg9k
Neviete, co je Bitcoin a ako ho pou=C5=BE=C3=ADvat? Pou=C5=BEite Googl=
e.
Na zaplatenie m=C3=A1te 2 pracovn=C3=A9 dni.
Po prec=C3=ADtan=C3=AD tohto e-mailu sa casovac automaticky spust=C3=AD=
=2E
U=C5=BE som dostal ozn=C3=A1menie, =C5=BEe ste otvorili tento e-mail.

Nie je potrebn=C3=A9 mi odpovedat, tento e-mail bol vytvoren=C3=BD aut=
omaticky a je nevystopovateln=C3=BD.
Nie je potrebn=C3=A9 pok=C3=BA=C5=A1at sa nikoho kontaktovat so =C5=BE=
iadostou o pomoc. Bitcoinov=C3=A1 pena=C5=BEenka je nevystopovateln=C3=
=A1, tak=C5=BEe budete len str=C3=A1cat cas.

Nepom=C3=B4=C5=BEe v=C3=A1m ani pol=C3=ADcia a in=C3=A9 bezpecnostn=C3=
=A9 slu=C5=BEby.=20
V ka=C5=BEdom z t=C3=BDchto pr=C3=ADpadov bezodkladne zverejn=C3=ADm v=
=C5=A1etky vide=C3=A1.
V=C5=A1etky va=C5=A1e =C3=BAdaje s=C3=BA u=C5=BE skop=C3=ADrovan=C3=A9=
na klastri mojich serverov, tak=C5=BEe zmena hesiel na e-mail alebo s=
oci=C3=A1lne siete v=C3=A1m nepom=C3=B4=C5=BEe.

D=C3=BAfam, =C5=BEe si vyberiete spr=C3=A1vne rie=C5=A1enie.

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