|
|
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:
- "antoniofr1@outlook.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "antoniofr1@outlook.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr FERNANDEZ R. ANTONIO" <collegioperind.pc@tin.it>
Reply-To: antoniofr1@outlook.fr
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 16:52:32 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: BONJOUR / HELLO
OFFRE DE PRÊT,
BONJOUR
Je suis, un particulier qui offre des prêts à l’international.
Disposant d'un capital qui servira à octroyer des prêts entre
particuliers
à court et long terme à toutes personnes sérieuses étant dans le
réelle
besoins, le taux d'intérêt est de 2%l'an J'octroie des prêts :
Prêt Financier
Prêt immobilier
Prêt à l'investissement
Prêt automobile
Prêt personnel
Contactez-moi dès aujourd’hui et faites-moi connaître le montant d’
argent
que vous voulez emprunter.
Mon adresse e-mail est la suivante :
antoniofr1@outlook.fr
Au plaisir de vous lire
Mrs FERNANDEZ REDONDO ANTONIO
===========================
LOAN OFFER,
HELLO
I am an individual who offers loans internationally.
With a capital that will be used to grant loans between individuals in
the short
and long term to all serious people being in the real needs, the
interest rate is 2% per year I grant loans:
Financial loan
Mortgage
Investment loan
 Auto loan
Personal loan
Contact me today and let me know how much money you want to borrow.
My email address is:
antoniofr1@outlook.fr
Looking forward to reading you
Mrs FERNANDEZ REDONDO ANTONIO
|
Anti-fraud resources:
