|
|
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: "Mr.Richard Wahl" <richard00097096@optusnet.com.au>
Reply-To: <payunit03@indamail.hu>
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2023 12:13:22 -0500
Subject: Urgent
I am Mr.Richard Wahl,the mega winner of Five hundred and thirty three million In Mega Millions lottery Jackpot.I'm donating money to five(5) random Individuals,if you receive this email then your email was selected after a spin ball.I have spread most of my wealth over a number of charities and organizations.I voluntarily decided to donate the sum of US$5Million to you as one of the selected five.To verify my winnings please see my YouTube page below.
WATCH ME HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tne02ExNDrw?
$533 Million Jackpot Winner Revealed:Modest Mega Millionaire Richard
Wahl.Richard Wahl recently moved to New Jersey from Michigan and has
only played the lottery a few times before winning the $533 million
Mega Millions lottery jackpot.
THIS IS YOUR DONATION CODE:[0043034]
Reply with the DONATION CODE
The only fee you will pay to my personal assistant to release the money to you is $100 only and he will send the money to you.
Regard's
Mr.Richard Wahl
|
Anti-fraud resources:
