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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: "Netflix" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <test@info.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 02:02:39 -0700
Subject: Payment Declined

NETFLIX

We recently detected an issue with the billing information associated with your Account.

Hello,

We could not authorize your payment for the next billing cycle of your subscription therefore we've suspended your membership. But your current subscription is active until it expires.

What's going on?
Some information on your account appears to be missing or incorrect.

Obviously we'd love to have you back, simply click the button below to update your details and continue to enjoy all the best TV shows & movies without interruption.
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Questions? Visit the Help Center
This account email has been sent to you as part of your Netflix membership. To change your email preferences at any time, please visit the Communication Settings page for your account.

Please do not reply to this email, as we are unable to respond from this email address. If you need help or would like to contact us, please visit our Help Center at help.netflix.com.

This message was mailed to [you] by Netflix.
SRC: 12546_en_US
Use of the Netflix service and website is subject to our Terms of Use and Privacy Statement.
?Netflix International B.V.?

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