|
|
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: "Mr. Ducker Green" <infoasc@superposta.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:49:44 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Please confirm
Hello.
This is to inform you that the United Nation has approved to compensate all the victims that involved in internet fraudulent scammers and eventually lost their money. We are happy to notify you today that your name and email address are among the seven (7) lucky victims that the UN authorized to receive the sun of $1.5 Million through ATM Swift card.
Be well informed that we received a letter of claim from a person who claimed to be from your country stating that you are dead, and also requesting for the payment to be made on his name as your beneficiary. But we cannot approve or release the fund to him or any other person until we confirm the truth from you or your family. But if we did not hear from you within 72 hours then we will assume that you are truly dead. We will appreciate to hear from you if you are still alive, and please kindly send the following details as listed below for the releasing of your ATM card to you.
1. Your full name:2. Contact address:3. Telephone number:4. Occupation:
We will proceed to process and release your ATM card as soon as we receive the above information from you.
Sincerely,Mr. Ducker Green.+229 679 20217
|
Anti-fraud resources:
