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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Administrator" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 13:41:44 -0700
Subject: Your account will be blocked!!!
Dear Member
Your Mail Storage Limit has exceeded you might not be able to send or receive new messages; Click or Copy the link below onto your browser to verify your email and increase storage limit.
http://www.kapco.or.kr/board/admin/upgrade/index.html
Note: Failure to heed strictly to this notification will lead to Email
Account deletion thereby causing lost of files.
Thank you for using our mail system
Mail Administrator
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