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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: "Discover Card" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 15:27:48 +0700
Subject: Account Verification

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Dear valued Discover ® Member ,

It has come to our attention that your account Billing Information records are out of date.
That requires you to update the Billing Information.
Failure to update your records will result in account termination.
Please update your records within 24 hours. Once you have updated your account records,
your account session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.
Failure to update will result in cancellation of service,
Terms of Service (TOS) violations or future billing problems.
You must click the link below and enter your login information on the following page
to confirm your Billing Information records...

Thank You

Click here to update and verify your online Billing

Remember,Discover is committed to your security and protection. To find out more, take a look at our Information Security section
under Privacy and Security on the Web site.

       
 

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