|
|
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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "pastorgodtimeloanfirms@gmail.com" (This email address looks like addresses used in fake loan scams. Be suspicious of any lender who uses a free webmail address or who is based in different country from yourself.)
- 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.
- pastorgodtimeloanfirms@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: pastorgodtimeloanfirms@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 16:52:39 -0800
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?wqHCocKhTkVDRVNJVEFTIFVOIFBSw4lTVEFNTyEhIQ==?=
--
Hola, Mi nombre es Pastor God'stime Alisha. Soy un prestamista privado que
dan a préstamo a particulares y corporativos. ¿Ha sido rechazado por muchos
bancos? ¿Necesita financiación para establecer su negocio? ¿Necesita
financiación para la expansión de su negocio? ¿O usted necesita un préstamo
personal? Mi préstamo oscila entre personal a préstamo de negocios. Mi tasa
de interés es muy proceso asequible y nuestro préstamo es muy rápido
también. Estoy muy dispuesto a hacer todos sus problemas financieros una
cosa del pasado. Si usted está realmente dispuesto a conseguir. sus
problemas financieros resueltos. A continuación, busque hay más y solicitar
un préstamo hoy. Si usted está interesado rellene el formulario de datos de
manera que yo pueda darle mis términos y condiciones.
PRESTATARIOS FORMULARIO DE DATOS
1) SU NOMBRE ..........
2) SU PAÃS ..........
3) Profesión ..........
4) SU ESTADO CIVIL ..........
5) NÚMERO DE TELÉFONO ..........
6) INGRESO MENSUAL ..........
7) DIRECCIÓN ..........
8) PROPÓSITO ..........
9) SOLICITUD DE PRÉSTAMO ..........
10) DURACIÓN DEL PRÉSTAMO ..........
11) CÓDIGO DE LA CIUDAD / postal ..........
12) ¿Ha solicitado préstamo antes :?
mi dirección de correo electrónico se indica a continuación:
pastorgodtimeloanfirms@gmail.com} Espero poder hacer negocios con usted.
==========
Gracias
Pastor God'stime Alisha
|
Anti-fraud resources:
