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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: Helen Wicklund <admin@singamda.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2022 15:42:48 +0200
Subject: Utan skyldigheter
Vi erbjuder dig en unik mojlighet till kommunikation.
Har hittar du tusentals anvandare frAn din stad.
- Sok efter en partner efter sex efter dina intressen.
- Dejta endast med riktiga manniskor.
- Det ar latt att hitta en alskarinna har.
Valet av en partner utfors med hjalp av geolokaliseringstjanster, sA du kan hitta din sjalsfrande i narheten idag!
Det ar latt att bekanta sig med en kille eller en tjej for sex eller att kommunicera om intima amnen, utbyta erotiska bilder.
GA med pA vAr nya sociala natverkssajt och traffa nya manniskor varje dag. Sok efter profiler.Â
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