|
|
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: "Departamento Incidencias Apple" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 16:22:57 +0200
Subject: Mensaje Nuevo - Apple
 |
Estimado Cliente
Hemos notado que falta parte de la informacion de su cuenta o que es incorrecta tenemos que verificar la información de su cuenta para poder seguir usando su ID de Apple. Verifique la informacion de su cuenta haciendo click en el enlace de abajo.
Haga clic aquí para verificar su ID |
|
Gracias por elegir Apple,
Equipo Apple |
|
|
© 2016 Apple. Todos los derechos reservados..
Email ID: 163327 |
|
Anti-fraud resources:
