|
|
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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Augustus Favour" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mraugustusfavour1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2018 16:43:47 -0700
Subject: Long overdue payment.
Dear valued customer
We wish to inform you that your long overdue invoice compensation fund valued $8,500,000.00 is ready to be release to you Via our online banking system. Kindly fill
the information below and we will create online bank account on your behalf and send you the user name and password to enable you make transfer to any bank account of
your choice.
First Name ...........................
Last Name .....................
State of Origin ................
Nationality:.......................
Passport Number:.........................
National ID Card No..................
Phone:.......................
Marital Status:................
Gender:..........................
Date of Birth:............
Indication of Address:................
Residential Address:..............
City:..........................
State:....................
Country:.................
ZIP / Postal Code:..............
Office Address: .................
E-mail: ......................
Existing Account
Account Name:.................
Account Number:....................
Bank Name:...............
We await your quick response
Yours sincerely
Mr. Augustus Favour
|
Anti-fraud resources:
