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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: "Navy Federal Credit Union®" <noreply@adjuve.com.br>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 17:02:25 -0500
Subject: You Have 1 New Security Message



Dear Customer,

We will be making the following changes to the Navy Federal Credit Union
OnlineŽAccount Access Disclosure on March 2015:

Enhancements/Modifications to Service. Your account information and
email addresses must be verify in order to maintain access to service
Upgrade your profile information within the Account Access service.

For immediate access to your account, Please click on the link
below to secure your account identity:

Upgrade Your Account Identity


Thank you for helping us serve you better
Sincerely,

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