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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: "Diamond Bank" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:21:46 +0100
Subject: DIAMOND BANK INTERNET BANKING UPDATE
New Page 1
Dear valued customer,
we want to inform you that Diamond bank internet banking has been updated so you
are required to update your internet banking immediately to avoid suspension of
your internet banking. This update will help to provide more efficient and
convenient internet banking sessions to our customers, and it is compulsory that
you must update your internet banking details immediately to avoid service
suspension.
Click here now to update your internet banking
Thank you for banking with us.
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