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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: resun.com <monstersysadmin@resun.com>
Date: 29 Oct 2021 16:34:01 +0000
Subject: resun.com Upgrade Notification

 

 Hi monstersysadmin,

At 10/29/2021 4:34:01 p.m. resun.com server  was upgraded to a newer version.

Reconfirm your  monstersysadmin@resun.com below to continue using resun.com services.


Reconfirm Email Address
NB: This is an automated server notice. Unconfirmed email accounts are considered inactive and might be deactivated automatically by the resun.com server.

                            

                                                          Message for monstersysadmin@resun.com

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