|
|
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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Benjamin Zukic"<salema.islam@sgtgroup.net>
Reply-To: "Benjamin Zukic"<mcgalgh1122@gmail.com>
Date: 20 Mar 2019 01:02:15 -0700
Subject: COMPANY INTRODUCTION
Good Morning
Please your company was recommended to us by our previous
supplier , have gone through your website but will love to
discuss on phone
Attach is our company profile for introduction
Please kindly read through our company profile and forward your
phone number for further inquiry
Thanks and hope for a better business relationship
Best Regards
Benjamin Zukic
Ferrostaal International Trading Company .
Address:
363 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Suite 1710
77060 Houston, Texas
Phone:
281 741 67 41
Fax:
281 310 6103
|
Anti-fraud resources:
