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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "System Administrator" <helpdesk@domain.com>
Reply-To: oitup_grade202@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:27:33 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: Advarsel Code: XXBGU00321WBM
Det Helpdesk program som regelmessig sjekker størrelsen på e-post plass
sende deg denne informasjonen. Programmet går hver uke for å sikre din
innboksen vokser ikke for stor, og dermed forhindrer deg fra å motta eller
sende nye e-post.
Ettersom denne meldingen blir sendt, har du 18 megabyte (MB) eller mer er
lagret i
innboksen. For å hjelpe oss tilbakestille plass i vår database, kan du
skrive inn
gjeldende brukernavn (_________________) passord
(______________)
Du vil motta en periodisk varsling hvis innboksen er mellom 18 og 20 MB.
Hvis innboksen størrelsen er på 20 MB, et program på din Webmail vil flytte
eldste e-post til en mappe på hjemmeområdet ditt for å sikre at du kan
fortsette å motta
innkommende e-post. Du vil bli varslet om dette har funnet sted.
Hvis innboksen vokser til 25 MB, vil du ikke kunne motta nye e-post og det
vil bli returnert til avsenderen. Alt dette er programmert til å sikre at
e-post
fortsetter å fungere godt.
Takk for samarbeidet.
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