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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:
- "sales@goodwaterwarehouse.com" (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: "DHL Customer Support" <kishi@techcave.pl>
Date: 14 Jul 2019 15:42:21 -0500
Subject: DHL Shipment Notification
Notification for shipment event group “Delivery Exception†for
sales@goodwaterwarehouse.com;
Dear Customer,
This is a notification that your package has experienced an
exception.
Please see attachment for details.
Please feel free to contact me in case of any further assistance.
We thank you for choosing DHL Express.
James Chung.
Customer Care - Executive,
DHL Express (HK) Ltd.,
Telephone: (+852) 2400 2988
Fax: (+852) 2400-2987
Website: https://www.dhl.com
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