|
|
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:
- "we advice you" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: EuroControl Department <jerrywhite85@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: jerrywhite0141@yahoo.nl
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:25:57 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.
Dear Sir,
Â
We at eurocontrol are yet to receive our payment based on the invoices we sent to your company for payment.
Â
We advice you update us now on our payment to enable us clear this debts from our record book and to avoid us not to ground any of your fleets from operating over our Airspace in Europe.
Â
Update us now to enable us send our banking details to your company for payment.
Â
Best Regards
Jerry White.
Collection of Charges
Central Route Charges Office
Tel/Fax: +32 2 416 63980
EUROCONTROL
96 Rue de la Fusйe
1130 Brussels
BELGIUM
Â
Â
Confidentiality Note.
This e-mail communication is confidential and privileged. It is intended only for the person(s) or organization(s) named above. If you have received this transmission in error and you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender of this communication by return e-mail or call us at (326) 421-6946 and then erase it. Unauthorized disclosure and or re-transmission is prohibited.
|
Anti-fraud resources:
