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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: "myoiru" <test@qpay.com.np>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:50:11 +0800
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Spam?=
=?utf-8?Q?=E5=8F=B0=E7=97=B4=E5=A6=B9=E6=B0=B4=E6=89=8B=E6=9C=8D?=
台灣正妹水手服愛愛
15:49:55
http://chinabdt.net/
有位数盲警告我说，我的认识很危险
2018/8/17
sylvia@kingso.com
不过日期太近了，我又怕忙不过来
不过日期太近了，我又怕忙不过来
她心里很难受，她害怕听这一类的话，它们只会引起她更多的伤感
她心里很难受，她害怕听这一类的话，它们只会引起她更多的伤感
2018/8/17
她心里很难受，她害怕听这一类的话，它们只会引起她更多的伤感sylvia@kingso.com
sylvia
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