|
|
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: "MONEYGSENDING@gmail.com" <hoe-6514@mail.goo.ne.jp>
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2023 01:01:28 +0900
Subject: GOOD DAY PAYMENT OF $7000.00 FOR YOU TODAY,
CONTACT HIS EMAIL( MONEYGSENDING@gmail.com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|
Anti-fraud resources:
