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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: PAYPAL <info@lee.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2018 09:34:53 -0500
Subject: [ALERT] UPDATE NEEDED ON YOUR ACCOUNT
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Information about your account:
Dear PayPal customer:
Warning! Your PayPal account has been limited!
Dans le cadre de nos mesures de securite, Nous verifions reguli=E8rement l'=
activite de l'ecran PayPal. As part of our security measures, we regularly =
check the activity of the screen PayPal. We request information from you fo=
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Our system has detected unusual charges a credit card linked to your PayPal=
account. =
Reference Number: PP-259-187-991
This is the last reminder to log in to PayPal as soon as possible. Once you=
will connect. PayPal will provide measures to restore access to your accou=
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Once connected, follow the steps to activate your account. Thank you for yo=
ur understanding as we work to ensure the safety account.
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Click Here to activate your account
Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please understand that this is=
a security measure intended to protect you and your account. We apologize =
for any inconvenience .. =
Department review PayPal accounts =
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Copyright =A9 2000-2014 PayPal. All rights reserved.
PayPal FSA Register Number: 226056 .
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PayPal Email ID PP 079
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Make sure you never provide your password to fraudulent websites. =
Do not believe in emails filled with misspellings or weird characters : fro=
m PayPal, we know the security ... and spelling!
For more information on protecting against fraud, please review our Securit=
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You should never give your PayPal password to anyone.
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