|
|
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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "ceosofice@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC)." <ceosofice@live.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 04:23:23 -0500
Subject: DIFC LOAN OFFER.
Salam Alaikum,
We are a United Arab Emirates based investment company known as Dubai
International Financial Centre, working on expanding its portfolio
globally and financing projects.
We would be happy to partner with you if you have any viable project we
can finance by on going 2013 Loan Programme.
Contact us today for more information if you are interested on E-mail:
ceosofice@live.com
Looking forward hearing from you soonest.
Regards,
H.E. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair
Governor (DIFC)
Dubai International Finance Centre
|
Anti-fraud resources:
