How Do the Scams (Fake lottery winning notifications, Advance Fee Frauds, Etc) Work?
If you’ve wondered just how these scams unfold, and what happens at each stage, here is the step by step description of the typical lottery, Nigerian, AFF etc. scam: • The scammers get your name and email address, physical address or phone number. Maybe they found your email address somewhere online. Maybe you entered a “sweepstakes” or win a car, tv or free vacation in a box at the shopping mall. Somehow they got hold of your email address or other means to contact you. • Scammers write up a scam email or letter. Scammers create a fake lottery or sweepstakes winning or “grant” email, a letter from a lawyer or “barrister”, government official, bank, “compensation for a business deal”, or acting as a “transfer manager” or whatever they think you will believe. Nothing in the winning notification letter is true. Don’t rely on appearances. They may copy logos, photos, names, addresses and website links from real, legitimate organizations, to make their scam appear more genuine. • You recei
