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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: "ENTER.NET Support" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:40:55 -0800
Subject: Enter.Net Customer Service Survey

New Page 2

Dear Enter. Net Valued Customer,

Thank you for contacting the ENTER Support Center. We strive to provide the best possible customer service and would appreciate your feedback regarding your recent
experience with our Support Center.

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Your last case:

Case No: 13087880
Problem: WNDR3300 - Initial configuration of the router
Agent: 10035

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Please take a moment to complete this on-line survey to tell us how your recent case was handled by our support center. Your participation will greatly help us in
providing the best support possible. Your responses will be kept strictly confidential.

Please click here to log in into your account and access the survey: http://webmail3.enter.net/cgi-bin/webmail.cgi/


 

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*Networking devices and PCs from commonly known and available brands

Sincerely,

Enter.Net Customer Service

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