|
|
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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- 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.
- officemail320@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Office mail" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officemail320@rediffmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2020 17:09:11 -0700
Subject: FINAL NOTIFICATION REGARDING YOUR FUND, CONTACT JOHN MALVIN NOW. ALSO YOU CAN CALL AND SEND HIM YOUR DETAILS AT +1(631-762-2071).
FINAL NOTIFICATION REGARDING YOUR FUND, CONTACT YOUR DIPLOMAT NOW.
NOTE THAT YOUR PACKAGE FUND IS STILL AT J.F.KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEW YORK USA UNDER US CUSTODY AND HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED TO BE REAL AND GENUINE AND YOU ARE FULLY ASSURED OF RECEIVING YOUR FUND WITHOUT ANYMORE DELAY.NOTE THAT THE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA MR GODWIN EMEFIELE HAVE CONTACTED THE AUTHORITY AT THE AIRPORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DELIVERY GETS TO YOU WITHOUT ANY DELAY, SO YOU ARE TO EMAIL ME BACK WITH YOUR FULL INFORMATION.
NAME......
HOME ADDRESS.....
VALID PHONE NUMBER.....
ALSO THE NAME OF THE AIRPORT CLOSE TO YOU....
YOU CAN ALSO CALL OR SMS ME THROUGH +1(631-762-2071), ALSO YOU CAN EMAIL ME BACK AT (officemail320@rediffmail.com) FOR MORE INFORMATION.
PLEASE NOTE THAT, YOUR URGENT RESPOND WILL BE NEEDED FOR THIS DELIVERY TO BE COMPLETED AND TAKE NOTE:THAT YOUR ARE WARNED TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS OR EMAIL WITH ANY OTHER PERSON OR OFFICE TO AVOID DELAY IN RECEIVING YOUR FUND AND YOU CAN ALSO VIEW THE CONTENT OF YOUR PACKAGE BELOW.
BEST WISHES
JOHN MALVIN
|
Anti-fraud resources:
