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: "NOTIFICATION OF CREDIT PAYMENT REVIEW" <databasefile@9.cn>
Reply-To: financialserviceprovider1@9.cn
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 23:34:03 -0500
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORIZE BARBARA KLEIHANS? YOUR QUICK RESPONSE NEEDED.

NOTIFICATION OF CREDIT


YOUR KIND ATTENTION;




DID YOU AUTHORIZE BARBARA KLEIHANS? YOUR QUICK RESPONSE NEEDED.


RE: YOU’RE COMPENSATION FUNDS OF £3,000,000 GBP


THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOU’RE OVER DUE COMPENSATION FUNDS HAVE BEEN
GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED TO YOU VIA THE FOREIGN REMMITANCE DEPARTMENT.
MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO
BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND SENT BY YOU.


HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS: NAME: BARBARA KLEIHANS BANK NAME: ATLANTIC BANK OF
NEWYORK. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 089714001101.
PLEASE, DO CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM
YOU SO THAT OUR BANK WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WRONGFUL PAYMENT OR
UNLAWFUL DIVERTION OF YOUR OVERDUE FUND INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT.


WE HAVE NIPPED THE NEFARIOUS ACTIVITIES OF THESE FEW INDIVIDUALS IN THE BUD
AND IN CONJUCTION WITH THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF
DIRECTORS UNDER THE INSTRUCTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) AND
THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL LIASED WITH A FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDER
BASED IN LONDON ENGLAND TO HANDLE THE IMMEDIATE PROCESS AND RELEASE OF THE SUM
THREE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING (£3,000,000 GBP) ONLY VIA SWIFT
TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER (STT)


HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID
MRS.BARBARA KLEIHANS IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WORKING
DAYS FROM TODAY. IF SHE IS NOT YOUR REPRSENTATIVE OR SENT BY YOU. YOU ARE
THEREFORE ADVISED TO CONTACT MR GEORGE COLE OF HIGH WOOD FINANCIAL SERVICES
LTD, HILLVIEW GARDENS BARNET, LONDON NW4 2HF ON EMAIL ADDRESS;
financialserviceprovider@9.cn WITH YOUR AUTHENTICATED PERSONAL INFORMATION BELOW


1. FULL NAMES; -----------------------------------------------------



2. RESIDENT CONTACT ADDRESS;---------------------------------------



3. DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER OR CELL NUMBER; -------------------------



4. AGE AND OCCUPATION ;--------------------------------------------


5; COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY IF POSSIBLE;------------------------------


PLEASE DO PROVIDE THE ABOVE INFORMATION ACCURATELY, BECAUSE THIS OFFICE CANNOT
AFFORD TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY WRONG TRANSFER OF FUNDS OR LIABILITY OF FUNDS
CREDITED INTO A GHOST ACCOUNT.

THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING.



BEST REGARDS,

YOURS IN SERVICE
BRIAN MOYNIHAN
PAYMENT REVIEW AGENT


Anti-fraud resources: