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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: "Bank Of America" <secure@ins.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2018 15:39:08 -0400
Subject: IP-Conflict Detected On Your Account
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Online Banking Alert
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Your Credit Card or Loan Statement is Available
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To: Valued Customer
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Account: Account Locked
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Purpose: Unusual account activity/Your Verification Needed
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Your online access has been placed on hold. We had to believe that, there=
might be some security problems on your account. So we have decided to put=
an extra verification process to ensure your identity and your account sec=
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Please Click Here to continue the verification process and ensure your acc=
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Please we sincerely apologize for the inconveniences.
Thank you for Banking with Bank of America.
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Security Checkpoint: This email includes a Security Checkpoint. The inf=
ormation in this section lets you know this is an authentic communication f=
rom Bank of America. Remember to look for your SiteKey every time you sign =
in to Online Banking.
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