joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Gruppomoney Investment Inc." <loan.gruppomoney1@mchsi.com>
Reply-To: gruppomoney.it@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:18:21 +0000
Subject:


Greetings from Mr. Paulo Carlos of Gruppomoney Investment Inc. as part of i=
ts welfare package is offering a floating loan scheme at 3.5% interest rate=
without any collateral security. This is to help individuals reach their f=
inancial objectives. The Minimum amount you can borrow is $ 5,000.00 USD to=
Maximum of $ 10.Million USD . Our commitment to client service and our inn=
ovative approach to problem solving has been our ultimate goal. Our firm is=
located in Italy and Malaysia.
We Are Cerifitied To Offer The Following Kinds Of Loan
* Personal Loan (Unsecured)
* Business Loan (Unsecured)
* Debt Consolidation Loan
* Improve your home & gt; =C2=A0

Please, provide us with the following:
1) Full Name:......
2) Gender: ......
3) Loan Amount Needed:.....
4) Loan Duration:......
5) Country: ......
6) Home Address: ....
7) Mobile Number:....
8) fax Number: .....
9) Occupation: ......
10) Work Address: .....
11) Purpose of Loan :......
12) Monthly Income .......
13) Marital Status: ......
14) Date Of Birth: .....

As soon as we receive the Application, Then we will process your Loan Appli=
cation For Approval.

Thanks and Best Regards.

Mr. Paulo Carlos
Sr Director
Gruppomoney Investment Inc.
Company's E-mails: gruppomoney.it@gmail.com

Anti-fraud resources: