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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: cannabislegal.de <noreply@admin.com>
Date: 11 Nov 2017 07:23:48 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?5pyA5ZCO6K2m5ZGKICoqIA==?=info@cannabislegal.de
亲爱的 info@cannabislegal.de
这是通知您，您仍然使用我们的邮箱的旧版本，并且您的邮箱帐户到 期升级。
请注意，如果您选择在接下来的48小时内不升级您的邮箱，您将无 法再读取或发送电子邮件，您将无法再访问您的电子邮件地址，您的
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注意：请知道这是电子邮件升级的最后一个警告。
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