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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "sales@goodwaterwarehouse.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "sales@goodwaterwarehouse.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Security Alert <admin@dealer.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 04:20:03 +1100
Subject: sales@goodwaterwarehouse.com Urgent SERVER WARNING
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Urgent Server Warning! =
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We received an instruction few hours ago to terminate your email accoun=
t (sales@goodwaterwarehouse.com) from our server. =
You need to confirm you made this request or we will continue with the req=
uest. =
But if you think it is an error, take action immediately to stop this proce=
ss, else your email will be closed shortly. =
Click here to Stop (sales@goodwaterwarehouse.com) shutdown =
If you are sure you gave this instruction for your account termination, pl=
ease ignore this warning and your request will be processed shortly! =
Thank You, =
Email Security Team=20
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