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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: PGE - PGO <contact@pge-pgo.fr>
Reply-To: xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:11:28 +0000
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Votre_dossier_d=E2=80=99inscription_PGE-PGO?=
Bonjour fxtg905b,
Merci d’avoir rempli votre dossier de pré-inscription chez PGE-PGO,
Voici les informations que vous nous avez transmises :
Nom : 💜 Julie just viewed your profile! More info: https://cutt.us/WNNeY?1r 💜
Prénom : fxtg905b
Email : xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
Téléphone : 425988091291
Votre niveau d’études : [raw_etudes_js]
La formule sélectionnée : Préparation en 2 ans au TAGE MAGE – TOEIC – Dossier de candidature : 2900€
Si vous ne l’avez pas déjà fait, vous pouvez terminer directement votre inscription afin de réserver votre place en suivant ce lien : cliquez ici.
Si vous avez encore des questions, n’hésitez pas à nous contacter au 01 87 66 00 50 entre 9h à 19h30.
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Merci pour votre confiance,
Toute l’équipe PGE-PGO.
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