|
|
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: "Ms Clara Hammond" <clarahamond@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2019 07:00:25 +0100
Subject: HELLO
Hello,
Good day,
I picked the courage to contact you based on trust not minding a total stranger you are to me because I believe people get to know themselves and become friends only but one day.I have the sum of ($6.7MUSD) which was deposited in a leading bank in Europe by my late Mother,i would like to Invest this funds in your country base on your Instructions to enable me continue my Education while you manage the funds on my behalf as my trustee.I am living in Dakar-Senegal under the care of UNHCR Refuge for now. Please kindly get back to me so that i can give you the contact details of the Bank in Europe to enable you communicate with them on my behalf without any delay.
Thanks while waiting to hear from you soon
Ms Clara
|
Anti-fraud resources:
