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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: Capital One <dhdsh@getextra.in>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 15:09:11 -0500
Subject: Recent Transaction Update
Dear Customer
A Debit of $541.43 card transaction to WALMART STORE on
12/14/2017Â 09:59:27 AM EDT
This Transaction was cancelled If you did not make this transaction,
Please click below to protect your account and update account
 http://capitalone.com/accountprotection/[1]
              Â
This electronic mail message is intended exclusively for the
individual or entity to which it is addressed. This message, together
with any attachment, may contain confidential and privileged
information.
Thank you for banking with CapitalOne Bank. We appreciate your business.
Capital One Online Customer Service
Links:
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[1] http://holiday-hell.co.uk/wp-content/capp11/
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