|
|
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: Anissa Samih <anissa-samih@voila.fr>
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 12:51:10 +0000
Subject: Invitation: READ AND REPLY URGENT @ Sat Oct 19, 2013 9am - 10am (anissa-samih@voila.fr)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|
Anti-fraud resources:
