|
|
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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- 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.
- julietmark30@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "DESCO ENGINEERING" <descozambia@mail.zamtel.zm>
Date: Thu, 26 May 2016 05:40:39 +0200 (CAT)
Subject: PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL
My name is Mrs.Juliet Mark a serving Military Lady under the Libyan
Army, I am in charge of buying Military equipment's, this information
I want to relate to you now is very confidential and it should be kept
top secret even if you are not interested to work with me,
Recently my government approve the sum of US$35M for us to purchase
Military equipment with my position I over invoice the purchase of
the Military Equipment to the sum of US$6.5M the company have supplied
the equipment's and I want to use your name as the sister company that
supplied the remaining equipment's that will receive the balance of
US$6.5M.
This deal is 100% risk free as I have covered every lip hole and
documents to backup this US$6.5M into your account will be processed
and obtained as well concealed
All that I need from you now is your total support commitment and
trust to keep and safe guard this funds in your account, please let
us work in harmony as brothers to successfully transfer this funds to
your account and uphold the secret and trust to each other as
brothers, we will share this funds 50/50 to avoid any greed.
All I need now is your full name l which will be used to process the
document and also process the transfer of this US$6.5M into your
account which you will provide.
This deal is estimated to last only 14 working days, I will arrange to
meet you as soon as the funds is in your custody.Yours
Email; julietmark30@gmail.com
Mrs.Juliet Mark
|
Anti-fraud resources:
