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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: "tzhugkuu" <test@fideis.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 20:14:13 +0800
Subject: =?gb2312?B?1eLDtLTzo6yyu7vhyse82bXEsMk=?=
ovqdnwwem6jxhrftnz2dnuvz8ikdnz2d@giganews.com
这么大，不会是假的吧
ovqdnwwem6jxhrftnz2dnuvz8ikdnz2d@giganews.com
http://fudefusj.com/
tzhugkuu
不为五斗米折腰，我辞职，不干了！”——“老子不是那不花钱的学校毕业的，我不受这份窝囊气！”高先生都以为这是敲打他，他气得太阳穴的青筋都绷起来了
从侉奶奶家旁边向南伸出的后街到往螺蛳坝方向，拐了一个直角
不为五斗米折腰，我辞职，不干了！”——“老子不是那不花钱的学校毕业的，我不受这份窝囊气！”高先生都以为这是敲打他，他气得太阳穴的青筋都绷起来了
2018/6/27
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