Advance Fee (419) Fraud
Attack Trigger
Promise of enormous financial reward for a small "facilitation" payment
What Attackers Want
$500–$50,000 in escalating facilitation fees
How This Attack Works
A foreign prince, diplomat, or official contacts you claiming to need help moving millions of dollars out of their country. In exchange for your bank details and small upfront fees, you are promised a large cut. Fees escalate indefinitely and no money ever arrives.
Red Flags to Watch For
- ✗Unsolicited email from a foreign official you have no connection to
- ✗Offer of millions of dollars in exchange for a small processing fee
- ✗Requests your bank account details to "receive" the funds
- ✗Fees escalate with new complications each time you pay
Known Malicious Domains
These domains have been associated with this attack. Never click links going to these addresses.
- international-funds-transfer.comMALICIOUS
- central-bank-release.netMALICIOUS
- foreign-diplomat-funds.comMALICIOUS
Glance automatically blocks emails from domains on this list. Domain list is not exhaustive — attackers register new domains continuously.
How Glance Stops This
- Domain similarity analysis catches lookalike sender addresses at millisecond speed
- SPF / DKIM / DMARC validation flags authentication failures before you ever see the email
- VirusTotal + Google Safe Browsing checks every link in real time
- Urgency language detection scores the email higher for manual review
- Known malicious domain blocklist updated continuously from live scan data
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