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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "visa application" (For real work or immigration visas you will always be dealing with the foreign embassy, high commission or consulate in your country, not directly with the authorities in the country you are trying to move to. If you are being asked to send money to someone outside of your country, then it's a scam. Real visas fees are always payable to the foreign embassy or consulate in your country. Embassies or immigration officials will never use a free webmail address or demand payment by Western Union or to a bank account that is not in the name of the embassy. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- universitebourseetude@laposte.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- demande de bourse via a leur adresse Émail: universitebourseetude@laposte.net a leur adresse email: sboursesdetudes@yahoo.fr - remplir (Laposte; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: COMMISSION FEDERALE BOURSES SUISSES <sidinha@lenep.uenf.br>
Reply-To: COMMISSION FEDERALE BOURSES SUISSES <universitebourseetude@laposte.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:25:22 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: UN APPEL A LA CANDIDATURE POUR 500 BOURSES D'ETUDES / A CALL TO THE
BID FOR 500 SCHOLARSHIPS
PAR L’INTERMÉDIAIRE DE LA COMMISSION FÉDÉRALE DES BOURSES ÉTRANGÈRES (CFBE-SUISSE) , LE SECRÉTARIAT D’ÉTAT A L’ÉTUDE ET A LA RECHERCHE DE LA CONFÉDÉRATION LANCE UN APPEL A LA CANDIDATURE POUR 500 BOURSES D’ÉTUDES SUISSES AU TITRE DE L’ANNÉE ACADÉMIQUE 2014-2015.
PROCÉDURE DE SÉLECTION
- RETIRER AUPRÈS DE LA COMMISSION FÉDÉRALE DES BOURSES ÉTRANGÈRES Surisses(CFBES)LE FORMULAIRE DE DEMANDE DE BOURSE VIA
A LEUR ADRESSE ÉMAIL: universitebourseetude@laposte.net
A LEUR ADRESSE EMAIL: sboursesdetudes@yahoo.fr
- REMPLIR ET ENVOYER PAR PIÈCE JOINTE LE FORMULAIRE.
- LA COMMISSION FÉDÉRALE DES BOURSES ÉTRANGÈRES FERA ÉTUDIER VOTRE DOSSIER PAR LA REPRÉSENTATION SUISSE DÉLÉGUÉE DE VOTRE ZONE .
- LES CANDIDATS RETENUS RECEVRONT UNE ATTESTATION DU SECRÉTARIAT D’ÉTAT A L’ÉTUDE ET A LA RECHERCHE POUR NOTIFICATION DE LA BOURSE. LES CANDIDATS DÉSIREUX DE PARTICIPER AUX BOURSES D’ÉTUDES 2014 - 2015 DOIVENT RETIRER LEUR FORMULAIRE A REMPLIR AUPRÈS DE LA CFBES EN PLUS DE CELA TOUTES CANDIDATS RETENU RETROUVERA LA RÉPONSE DE NOTRE COOPÉRATION AFRICAINE ET AUSSI AVOIR LEUR DEMANDE DE VISA SUISSES QU'IL DOIT REMPLIR ET LEUR ENVOYER CELA.
A LEUR ADRESSE ÉMAIL: universitebourseetude@laposte.net
LA DATE LIMITE DE DEPÖT DES DOSSIERS EST PREVUE POUR LE 28 MAI 2014.
LE PRÉSIDENT DE LA COMMISSION FÉDÉRALE
DES BOURSES ÉTRANGÈRES SUISSES
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THROUGH FEDERAL GRANTS FOREIGN (GFEC-SWITZERLAND) COMMISSION, THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE STUDY AND RESEARCH OF CONFEDERATION LAUNCHES A CALL TO CANDIDACY FOR 500 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-2015 SWISS.
SELECTION PROCEDURE
-REMOVE the Federal grants foreign Commission Surisses (CFBES) scholarship application form VIA
At their EMAIL address: universitebourseetude@laposte.net
At their EMAIL address: sboursesdetudes@yahoo.fr
-COMPLETE AND SEND THE FORM BY ATTACHMENT.
-THE FEDERAL FOREIGN SCHOLARSHIPS COMMISSION WILL BE STUDYING YOUR FILE BY REPRESENTATION SWITZERLAND REPRESENTATIVE FOR YOUR AREA.
-SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE FROM THE STATE SECRETARIAT FOR THE STUDY AND RESEARCH FOR NOTIFICATION OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE. CANDIDATES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2014-2015 SCHOLARSHIPS MUST REMOVE THEIR FORM IS TO BE COMPLETED WITH THE CFBES IN ADDITION TO THIS ALL RETAINED CANDIDATES WILL BE THE RESPONSE OF OUR AFRICAN COOPERATION AND ALSO HAVE THEIR SWISS VISA APPLICATION THAT HE MUST COMPLETE AND SEND THEM THIS.
At their EMAIL address: universitebourseetude@laposte.net
THE DATE OF RECORDS DEADLINE IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 28, 2014.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL COMMISSION
FOREIGN SWISS SCHOLARSHIPS
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