|
|
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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- am5040080@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: FIRST BANK <abdulrahmanabdullahi772@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 22:06:27 +0100
Subject: RE-PAYMENT INFO URGENT
FIRST BANK PLC
Head Office Address.
Samuel Asabia House 35 Marina
P.O. Box 5216, Lagos, Nigeria.
First Contact. Tel: +
REPLY. am5040080@gmail.com
Attention.Beneficiary
Your abandoned Inheritance funds worth $10.5 Million has been approved by
the World bank / to pay you through FIRST BANK .Be reminded that the total
amount of your overdue fund with us for payment to you is $10.5 Million
Only).Go through your record to confirm if this amount is accurate.
In addition, you are required to reconfirm your details/data so that we can
cross check with the record in our file to be sure that we are
corresponding with the bonafide owner of the fund to avoid wrong payment.
Such reconfirm-able details are as follows.
Full Name:...............
Address:....................
Country:.....................
Telephone:....................
Mobile:........................
Email:.........................
Bank Name:--------------------------
Address:----------------------------
Account No.:------------------------
Routing No.:------------------------
Swift Code:-------------------------
Account Name:-----------------------
As soon as these details are received and confirmed from our record, you
shall be informed of your payment schedule.Thanks for banking with FIRST
BANK PLC while we looking forward to serving you with the best of our
service.
Thanks and Congratulations in Advance.
REPLY TO THIS VERY EMAIL. am5040080@gmail.com
Sincerely
MR MICHAEL PAUL
FIRST BANK PLC.
|
Anti-fraud resources:
