|
|
joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
|
|
"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.
Click here to report a problem with this page.
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: Garry Martin <garrymarti121@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 22:47:06 +0100
Subject: FROM SHORE BANK OHIO
SHORE BANK
540 East 105th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44108
(330) 776-8612
DEAR CUSTOMER
WE WRITE TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR ATM CARD WHICH WAS RETRIEVED FROM
MR JOHNSON LOYD SINCE LAST YEAR IS STILL IN OUR BANK AND THE PRIMARY
BANK THAT SEND THE CARD (HSBC BANK) HAS ASKED US TO WIRE THE FUNDS
DIRECT TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT VIA BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER BASED ON
THE NEW METHOD THIS FRAUDSTERS TO ACCESS ATM CARD/DRAFTS WHILE ON
TRANSIT .
FOLLOWING TO THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT, OUR BANK WILL IMMEDIATELY WIRE
DIRECTLY YOUR FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN 24 BANKING HOURS FROM THE
TIME YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS IS RECEIVED BY OUR BANK.ALSO ADD YOUR
PERSONAL CELL PHONE NUMBER FOR CONFIDENTIAL PURPOSES.
CONGRATULATIONS
MR GARRY MARTI
|
Anti-fraud resources:
