|
|
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: ING Groep <accountservices@info.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:58:38 +1200
Subject: Onregelmatige activiteit op uw account
GEACHTE KLANT,
We hebben gemerkt onregelmatige activiteit in uw ING Bank Account via uw Card.
Voor uw bescherming, moet u controleren of deze activiteit voordat u kunt blijven gebruiken
uw account.
Om te controleren uw verklaring, klik op de link hieronder.
Controleer hier
Deze instructie is verzonden naar alle klanten van banken voor het uitgegeven hetzelfde en is verplicht
te volgen.
dank u
ING Technisch Team.
|
Anti-fraud resources:
