419 scam: "NU CLICKS HOLDING"<clicks@clicks.com> [G-SPAM] Re:Clicks Remittance Payment Advice 2000173425

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "NU CLICKS HOLDING" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <no-reply@clicks.co.za>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 07:57:57 +0100
Subject: [G-SPAM] Re:Clicks Remittance Payment Advice 2000173425

Dear Sir/Madam

Please find attached an electronic remittance advice from New Clicks South Africa (Pty)Ltd
detailing the payment on your account P000000216 (our reference).

Please retain a copy of this remittance advice, as you will no longer be
receiving a hard copy by conventional mail.

Should you have any questions regarding this payment summary or the
status of your account, please contact the relevant person in our accounts
payable department handling your account.

Sincerely,

New Clicks South Africa (Pty)Ltd

Note : This attachment is in Acrobat PDF format. If you are not able to
read it, please download the Acrobat Reader from
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

This e-mail contains proprietary and confidential information some or all of which may be legally privileged. It is for the intended recipient only. If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this e-mail,please notify the author by replying to this e-mail and then deleting same.If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on this e-mail. Clicks Group Limited, its subsidiaries and associated companies is not liable for the security of information sent by e-mail and accepts no liability of whatsoever nature for any loss, damage or expense resulting, directly or indirectly, from the access of this e-mail or any attachments hereto.

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