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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: cat@luckymojo.com
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 22:55:34 +0100 (CET)
Subject: iTunes - Please Verify Your account - 9580470


Dear Client,

This is an automatic message from the system to let you know that you have to confirm your account information.


Your account has been frozen temporarily in order to protect it.

The account will continue to be frozen until it is approved and validate your account information.

Once you have updated your account records, your information will be confirmed and your account will start to work as normal once again.

Verify Now >

Wondering Why you got this email?

It's sent when someone adds or changes a contact email for an Apple ID account. If you didn't do this, don't worry. Your email address cannot be used as a contact address for an Apple ID without your verification.

For more information, see our frequently asked questions.


 
Thanks,
Apple Customer Support

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