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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "test@qpay.com.np" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "irgdmz" <test@qpay.com.np>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 00:54:26 +0800
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Spam?=
=?utf-8?Q?=E5=90=83=E9=B8=A1=E8=AE=A4=E8=AF=86=E7=9A=84=E5=A6=B9=E5=AD=90?=
=?utf-8?Q?=EF=BC=8C=E5=B8=A6=E5=A5=B9=E5=BC=80=E6=88=BF=E5=90=83?=
=?utf-8?Q?=E9=B8=A1?=
吃鸡认识的妹子，带她开房吃鸡
http://tiaobao.org/
起了一阵微风，水面上现出一层一层的皱纹
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起了一阵微风，水面上现出一层一层的皱纹
他渐渐地镇静下来低声说：“你怎么也来了？”“我明天要走了，”她挣扎半晌才说出这一句话
test@qpay.com.np
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