|
|
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 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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Kien" <admin@trungtamsuamaytinh.com>
Reply-To: nguyenduckien66@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 21:02:24 +0900
Subject: From Mr.Kien
Greeting friend,
I am Nguyen Duc Kien, the Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Professional
Football Company, Chairman of the Hanoi FC and the co-founder of
commercial joint stock banks(ACB) here in Vietnam, I was arrested in 2012
and recently sentenced to 30yrs in prison.(click the link below for info).
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-09/vietnam-banker-given-30-year-sentence/5510898
I am seeking for a foreign partner outside vietnam for investment
portfolio at the moment.I have fumds deposited in offshore account that i
want to secure into investments before the virtnamese government will
discover it and confiscate it.More details will be communicated when i
read your reply indicating your interest.
Kindly treat this information sacred and confidential for my security even
if you are not willing to enter partnership with me.
Best regards,
Kien.
|
Anti-fraud resources:
