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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: "American Express" <ndisibio@thecadgroup.com>
Date: 16 Nov 2023 04:13:29 -0800
Subject: Urgent: Complete Your Card and Account Security Verification.


  American Express Personal Loans Review 2023

 

 

Dear Card Member,

 

 

 


We need to verify some information on your account.

This is your final opportunity to confirm it before we suspend the account.

Please follow the provided steps for the verification processit

 
     

Click here to complete a one-time verification.

 

 
This is a global update, as we need to verifying all cards membership information
Also ensure to follow prompt to complete all verification successfully
 

Thanks,
American Express Customer Service Team.

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