|
|
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.
- transferinter@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Brown Shane" <transferinteri@gmail.com>
Reply-To: transferinter@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 16:12:02 -0430
Subject: ATTN
Hello,
I have good news for you.
Your long awaited package containing $10.5 Million is en-route your
address.The funds total US$10.5 Million and you were made the beneficiary
of these funds by a benefactor whose details will be revealed to you after
handing over the funds to you in accordance with the Agreement signed with
the benefactor when he enlisted the diplomat's assistance in delivering
the funds to you.
It will be delivered via Diplomatic Armored Vehicle. The Diplomatic
Armored Company has delegated an official to effect the delivery of the
package to you.
So, you need to confirm the following information
1. Address where you want the package delivered to
2. Mobile Telephone Number.
The Telephone number is very important and but its essential that you
provide a number that can receive and send text messages. It will be used
to give the official delivering the package to you directions to the
address you want the funds delivered.
So, provide the telephone & mobile numbers asap.
Regards,
Mr.Brown shane
Email;transferinter@gmail.com
|
Anti-fraud resources:
