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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: "Webmaster Administrator" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 10:09:43 +0100
Subject: *Important*
Dear E-mail Account Owner
TERMINATION OF YOUR E-MAIL ACCOUNT
This message is from the server control panel messaging center to all users.
We are upgrading our database and e-mail center due to unusual activities identified in our email system.
Therefore,you are to validate your email account for proper verification by
clicking On: http://dentalwhitemaker.com/verification/use/tecnico/form1.html
* Important *
_____________________________________ Failure to do this may automatically
render your e-mail account deactivated from our email database/mail server.
To enable us upgrade your account, please do reply to this mail and fill in all fields correctly
Thanks
Webmaster Administrator
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Anti-fraud resources:
