|
|
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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- 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.
- allynassary00@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Barr. Nassary Ally" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2020 23:52:54 -0700
Subject: Can you handle this
Hello Dear,
Please accept my sincere apologizes if my request does not meet your business or personal ethics. I am Barr.Nassary M. Ally.
A deceased client of mine died and l have been unsuccessful locating the relatives to claim the deposit of US$17.5Million of my late client
May l request you to permit me use your names as the next of kin to claim this sum.
Looking forward to your response for more details, kindly reply to this email: allynassary00@gmail.com
Best regards
Barr. Nassary Ally
|
Anti-fraud resources: