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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: Unread Message Notification <zhao@cmonoc.cn>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 12:25:26 +0300
Subject: instruktioner om hur du hittar det du vill ha
last seen 7 min ago
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beachStar_820
Jag är en kvinna som tar alla risker i livet, särskilt när det är värt det.
När det gäller att nå mina drömmar skulle jag inte tveka att göra det.
Jag är här för att ta en paus från vardagens krångel i mitt liv och min karriär.
Jag är bara här för ett smutsigt nöje. Ingenting seriöst.
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