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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: "Firefly Airline" <firefly@kmuh.org.tw>
Reply-To: fireflyairline@manager.in.th
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 01:21:42 +0800
Subject: Bonus
Firefly Penerbangan Malaysia
Pusat Operasi
Tingkat Mezzanine
Lapangan Terbang Pulau Pinang
11900 Bayan Lepas
Pulau Pinang
Malaysia.
The Big Apple Program Promosi Firefly B'Day Mei 2014 telah dijalankan di Ibu
Pejabat Serantau Asia Pasifik kami di sini di Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. The
Firefly Big Apple Program Promosi B'Day Mei 2014 didaftarkan dan disusun
menurut Lembaga Asia Permainan (AGB) dan Dunia Loteri Akta Peraturan ( WLRA ).
Kami gembira untuk secara rasmi memaklumkan kepada anda bahawa Firefly
Penerbangan Malaysia telah meluluskan alamat e-mel anda sebagai pemenang
bertuah Program Promosi B'Day Firefly Big Apple kami untuk menerima jumlah
pembayaran sebanyak $ 110,000,00 ( Seratus Dan Seribu United Dolar Negeri)
dengan Nombor Tiket e-mel: BTS - 01ABD -04- 14-668 dan Nombor Rujukan:
MY/221/10014 dalam Batch B / 91.102 rawak menarik yang seterusnya dipilih
alamat e-mel anda sebagai tahun ini Mei 2014 pemenang bertuah.
Maka, anda nasihat untuk menghubungi Syarikat Penerbangan Firefly Pegawai
Dispatch Penjaga cek memenangi anda kepada anda dengan maklumat berikut di
bawah:
Big Apple B'Day Pegawai Penghantaran Maklumat Hubungi Firefly :
Nama Kenalan: Felix Romeo
Alamat e-mel: fireflyairline@manager.in.th
*******************************
1.Full Nama: .......
2.Residential Alamat: .....
3.Country : ......
4.Occupation : ......
5.Telephone : ...
*******************************
Salam Hormat ,
Harris Yong
(Pengerusi)
Big Apple B'Day Jawatankuasa Pertubuhan Firefly
Dan bagi pihak Firefly Syarikat Penerbangan Malaysia, Serantau Asia Pasifik.
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