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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: "hfnhug" <test@qpay.com.np>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 16:19:48 +0800
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Spam?=
=?utf-8?Q?=E6=95=B4=E9=BD=90=E7=9A=84=E6=AF=9B=E8=8D=89=E4=B8=9B=E4=B8=8B?=
=?utf-8?Q?=E6=98=BE=E9=9C=B2=E5=87=BA=E7=B2=BE=E8=87=B4=E7=9A=84?=
=?utf-8?Q?=E7=BE=8E=E9=80=BC?=
而且我是老大哥
我近来读二哥他们办的报，觉得也很有道理
5114645 整齐的毛草丛下显露出精致的美逼
60765 http://gdguojian.net/
789451943
琴的心被同情激动着，虽然海臣缠着她，要她讲故事，但是她的心却在淑英的身上
16:19:47
donald0@ozarkisp.net
hfnhug
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