|
|
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.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- allianceleicesters@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Ernest Urban." <allianceleicesters@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info_urban@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:02:26 +0530
Subject: I decided to write to seek your participation
--
Dear sir,
It is my humble pleasure to write this message to to intimate you of a
business that will benefit both of us upon consummation. I got your
correct email from your old company hence,I decided to write to seek
your participation. It is all about partnering with a USA company coming
to buy their raw materials in India.
My name is Mr.Ernest Urban,I am a business consultant based here in
London ,United Kingdom.
I would like you to play the role of a middle man between the company
and supplier of the materials in India. The company will visit India to
check,pay and take the materials on their own as domestic purchase and
we will make huge profit after the purchase. You are not going to allow
the USA company to have access to the local materials supplier in India.
This business is going to be a continuous business between us and the
USA company hence,I need your sincerity and adequate cooperation.
Let me hear from you urgently to enable me furnish you with the full
details.
Mr.Ernest Urban.
EMAIL: allianceleicesters@gmail.com
|
Anti-fraud resources:
