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WHAT ARE THE 419 NIGERIAN SCAM
LETTERS?
419 Crimes
Nigerian
"Advanced Fee" 4-1-9 Fraud is named after the 4-1-9 penal code
in South Africa.
419 Fraud letters:
— Involve
requests for "up-front" money to secure your involvement in their
transaction. Hence the name: "advanced fee fraud."
— Are
generally marked "urgent" or "confidential"
— State
promises of millions of dollars that they will pay you for your help, once the
transaction is completed.
— Always
have a scheme or reason for contacting you: an inheritance that is tied-up;
diamonds in boxes that they need to get out of the country; millions
of dollars in boxes that they need to get out of the country; money "frozen"
by government; excess oil or other merchandise; etc.
— Most
419-schemers present themselves as doctors, lawyers, sons of ex-generals and
other important persons, to trick you into thinking they are important.
— Are
always seeking a foreign "partner" to help them.
— Ask
for personal information about you: personal or business letterhead, banking
information, private and secure phone number.
— State
they are working with the Central
Bank of Nigeria. This bank denies any dealings.
— State
they are a top official with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
I GOT ONE OF THOSE LETTERS, TO WHOM SHOULD I
NOTIFY
Legal
Authorities:
For those scams referencing the Central Bank of Nigeria
— International Web-Police
— Internet Fraud Complaint Center:
— National Criminal Intelligence Service - UK
They say to contact your local police, who will forward to the NCIS:
— US Secret Service -
— South Africa Police Service -
Statement from Superintendent S C Schambriel
Look-Ups:
— ARIN: North America, South America, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Caribbean Registry
— APNIC: Asia Pacific Registry
— RIPE: European Registry
— WHOIS: Domain Name Look-Up
Contact
the eMail Host:
Source: www.419fraud.com
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