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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: "Hsbc Remittance Dept." <nina12@portugalmail.pt>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 01:43:07 +0000
Subject: FUND TRANSFER. REF-98578458
Good Morning,
Your customer instructed us to transfer the balance payment to your account
and e mail you the swift copy.
We made the payment but the account information in the invoice is different
from the one in our=C2=A0 records.
check the attached and confirm that its correct. We will not be held
responsible for any wrong transfer.
Best Regards,
Ms NinaAccount Director
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