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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: "Fireflyz Airlin Promosi" <fireflyz@promosi.com.my>
Reply-To: fireflyzmy@5d6d.cn
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2014 18:21:22 +0100
Subject: $110,000.00
Firefly Airline Malaysia
Pusat Operasi
mezzanine Floor
Penang
11900 Bayan Lepas
Penang
Malaysia .
The Big Apple Januari 2014 Program Promosi B'day Firefly telah dilakukan di Asia Pacific Regional Headquarters kita di sini di Penang , Malaysia . The Januari 2014 Firefly Big Apple Program B'day Promosi terdaftar dan terorganisir sesuai dengan Gaming Dewan Asia ( AGB ) dan Lottery Dunia Peraturan Act ( WLRA ) .
Kami sangat senang untuk secara resmi memberitahukan Anda bahwa Firefly Airline Malaysia telah menyetujui alamat email Anda sebagai pemenang yang beruntung dari Program B'day Promosi Firefly Big Apple kita untuk menerima jumlah pembayaran sebesar $ 110,000,00 ( Seratus Dan Sepuluh Ribu Dollar Amerika Serikat ) dengan email Nomor Tiket : TBS - 01ABD - 04-12 - ; 668 dan Nomor Referensi : MY/221/10012 dalam Batch B/91102 acak menarik yang akibatnya memilih alamat email Anda sebagai tahun ini Januari 2014 pemenang yang beruntung .
Oleh karena itu Anda saran untuk menghubungi Firefly Airline Dispatch Petugas di Charge cek Anda menang kepada Anda dengan informasi berikut tercantum di bawah ini :
Firefly Big Apple B'day Dispatch Petugas Informasi Kontak :
Nama Kontak : Felix Romeo
Alamat Email : fireflyzmy@5d6d.cn
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1.Full Nama : .......
2.Residential Alamat : .....
3.Country : ......
4.Occupation : ......
5.Telephone : ...
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Hormat kami ,
harris Yong
( Ketua )
Big Apple B'day Komite Organisasi Firefly
Dan atas nama Firefly Airline Malaysia , Asia Pacific Regional .
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