|
|
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:
- "any lucrative business in your country" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Simbat Frida Adams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <faridadams@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2022 21:42:38 -0700
Subject: Reliable Investor Needed
It`s my pleasure writing you this letter, hope you are fine? I want to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you, I am Simbat Frida
Adams refugee from Syria, the only surviving Daughter of a late Almar Raylod Adams of Syria who was an Oil and Gas Merchant.
I came to know you in the course of my search for a reliable and God fearing partner who can help me invest my inheritance of Twenty million
U.S DOLLARS which my late Father deposited in a finance company and I decide to contact you because I believe you are a reputable person and
I felt you can help me over this confidential matter.
Can you help me to receive Twenty million U.S DOLLARS and invest the money in any lucrative business in your country? Indicate your interest
by sending me an email to: hhppww@fn.de so i can give you more details about how the money will be wire to you.
Hear from you soon.
Sincerely
Simbat Frida Adams
|
Anti-fraud resources:
