joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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:

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS.THERESA JONES. (UN)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hiltonwarner1@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:31:05 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATION'S,CONTACT THE EXPRESS MAILING SERVICE.

ATTN: Dear Friend,

I have been waiting for you to contact me for your Confirmable cheque Worth $700.000.00 United States Dollars, after you were unable to come over here to claim your winning funds which i have issued out to you as an appreciation for your trust persistence.

I now had to deposit your check with the EMS COURIER SERVICE,West Africa, I want you to get in touch with the EMS COURIER SERVICE for delivery due to the fact that i would be out of State for Business Course till April 2010.

What you have to do now is to contact the EMS COURIER SERVICE as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your check to you because of the expiring date issued on the check and make enquires on how to make the payment of $120 for the Security Keeping fee of you Package.

The reason you would be required to make this payment of a $120 for the Security Keeping Fee is due to the time wasted in contacting you, and the fact that they ensured safety in keeping your check.

The only money you will send to the EMS COURIER SERVICE to deliver your Check direct to your postal Address in your country is ($120.00USD)Dollars only being for the Security Keeping Fee

So you contact the Head of Operations Mr. Hilton Warner of The Ems Courier Service with the information below


EMS COURIER SERVICE West Africa Director General.
Mr. Hilton Warner
Email Address: express.mailingservice@gmail.com
Mobile: +234-806-1332-268


I would advice you adhere to them and send them the following informations so as to ensure accurate delivery.

Required Informations:

FULL NAME :
ADDRESS :
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE :
OCCUPATION :
AGE :
PHONE NUMBER :

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Proces of Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number after you must have sent the $120.00 dollars for the Security Keeping fees to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your designated address.

Let me repeat again, contact them as soon as you receive this email to avoid any further delay and remember to fill out the informations required above so that delivery can be acted on upon response to email.You should also let me know through email as soon as you receive your check.

Mr.s Theresa Jones.
T.J.F(UN PHILANTHROPIST).

Anti-fraud resources: