|
|
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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge sum of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: jane baron <jeanbaroonv@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2023 17:18:46 +0000
Subject: DEAR URGENT REPLY
Hello Dear Friend.
Greetings of the day, I am mr .James Baron , the Chief Financial Officer of of Unity trust bank here in united kingdom I got your contact from a business directory. I want to solicit your honest assistance in securing and investment of a huge sum of money if you are reliable and can be trusted. I assure that you will be paid a very good percentage for your sincere involvement. Kindly get back to me so I can lay down the details of the project to you.
Regards,
Mr. James Baron
Chief Financial Officer Unity
trust bank united kingdom
www.unity.co.uk<http://www.unity.co.uk>
Ethical Banking | Socially Responsible Business Banking UK<http://www.unity.co.uk/>
Unity Trust is the ethical bank you can be proud to use. Our commercial bank has a social conscience and we help organisations to prosper.
www.unity.co.uk
|
Anti-fraud resources:
