|
|
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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "moneylenderloan@dxqq.com" (This email address looks like addresses used in fake loan scams. Be suspicious of any lender who uses a free webmail address or who is based in different country from yourself.)
- "moneylenderloan@dxqq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "moneylenderloan@dxqq.com" (This email address looks like addresses used in fake loan scams. Be suspicious of any lender who uses a free webmail address or who is based in different country from yourself.)
- "moneylenderloan@dxqq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "WELCOME TO BANKERSTRUST INTERNATIONAL LOAN" <moneylenderloan@dxqq.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:10:15 +0300
Subject: 2% LOAN OFFER
WELCOME TO BANKERSTRUST INTERNATIONAL LOAN DEPARTMENT HERE: Are you in
desperate need of funds? Do
you desire a house or a car but lack the finances to acquire it? Are you
in need of funds for your
real estate business or project establishment? Have you been turned down
by other lenders? Are you
in need of funds to pay all your bills.
Fill out the loan application details below:
Full Name:........................
Contact Address:..................
State/province:...................
Country:..........................
Marital status:................
Spouse/significant other:.............
Mobile/cellular:....................
Amount Needed as Loan:$...........
Loan repayment period:.................
Occupation:.........................
Office address:...................
Monthly income:................
Sex:.............................
Collateral if any:.......................
Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd):....................
*****************************************
Contact us now for your urgent loan processing via,
**Email:moneylenderloan@dxqq.com
NB: All response should be mail to:moneylenderloan@dxqq.com
Note:Do not reply this message,cos this is an automated sender,just send a
mail to the e-mail address provided below and above.
**Email:** info@bankerstrutinternational.co.uk*
*Copyright © 2000-2011@Bankertrustinternational® All rights reserved.
Terms of Service - Copyright/Loan Policy. .
|
Anti-fraud resources:
