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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:

Fraud email example:

From: sales@goodwaterwarehouse.com
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 09:29:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: 10 Range Rover Evoque! 5 HB20, e mais! Cadastre-se e Participe! voucher (35756)

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Surpreenda [Master Card] 30 ANOS

È fácil...

Primeiro você se cadastra, compra um produto, e já estará concorrendo aos inúmeros prêmios!

Quanto mais comprar, mais chances tem de ganhar!

CONFIRA NOSSA LISTA DE PRÊMIOS
                               
                                                     

                       Dica: Use seu MasterCard com Samsung Pay, uma forma simples e segura de fazer seus pagamentos com aparelhos da Samsung.
                                    você poderá usar sempre que fizer compras, desde sua loja de roupas preferida até a cafeteira mais próxima

 

(35756)

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