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"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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Citi gold bank plc
Reply-To: <citigoldeasyrending@outlook.com citigoldeasyrending@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 04:50:03 +0530
Subject: SIMPLE, AFFORDABLE BUSINESS LOANS

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A LOAN TO ESTABLISH YOUR BUSINESS,THE CITIGOLD BANK IN COLLABORATION WITH BRITISH BUSINESS BANK INVESTMENT PROGRAME IS GIVE OUT A MAXIMUM LOAN OF £60 MILLION TO EVERY INTERESTED BUSINESS ORGANIZATION,INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES THAT WANT TO ESTABLISH THEIR BUSINESS TO A HIGHER LEVEL.WE’RE A MARKETPLACE THAT CONNECTS ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES LOOKING TO BORROW, WITH PEOPLE AND OTHER INVESTORS WHO WANT TO LEND. BY CUTTING OUT THE COSTS AND COMPLEXITY OF DEALING WITH BANKS, YOU CAN GET AN AFFORDABLE LOAN FOR YOUR BUSINESS IN JUST ONE WEEK...IF YOUR ARE INTERESTED REPLY US QUICK WHILE THE OFFER LAST,THANKS

ID: citigoldeasyrending@outlook.com



REGARDS.....
MANAGER
CtigoldgroupsplC.

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