|
|
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: Raheem Ahmed <raheemahmedwali@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 10:57:15 +0800
Subject: INVESTOR
--
Hello
Greetings from Raheem, It is a pleasure to be in touch with you. I am
sending this letter for special business purposes; please may I have
your
attention? I am an Investment Underwriter serving as a liaison with
some
Investors within the Middle East and Gulf region.
If you have a very good business proposal on the table to carry out but
you
lack Capital to start up, I am here to link you to some investors that
can
give you a loan of any amount, I shall be glad to release the details
privately as soon as I hear from you. Thank you in advance for sparing a
few
minutes to going through this letter. Please reply at your earliest
convenience.
Regards,
Raheem Ahmed Wali
P O Box 50045 Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Phone: 971525853940
Fax: 971-4-4233-443
|
Anti-fraud resources:
