|
|
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: "John Jerry"<power.ball_center@hotmail.com>
Date: 29 Mar 2022 09:29:48 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS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|
Anti-fraud resources:
