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: "Mr. John Edmunds" <info@wdrc.co.uk>
Reply-To: wdrc.ukoffice@kimo.com
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 06:13:17 -0000
Subject: WORLD DEBT RECOVERY COMMITTEE (WDRC)




WORLD DEBT RECOVERY COMMITTEE (WDRC)
98540 EAST OLYMPIA
WASHINGTON DC
USA.

RE: YOUR UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION

I am Dr. John Edmunds of the newly inaugurated World Debt Recovery
committee (WDRC). My committee has a mandate to recover unpaid debts owed
to various contractors, Lottery fund Prize Award Winners, inheritance
fund, loans and grants ranging from $1M-$19.5M owed to various
beneficiaries, individuals and companies across the globe (Asia, Europe,
USA, Africa, Canada and Australia) and submit the list of the unpaid
beneficiaries/companies to the appointed accredited corresponding paying
Banks for immediate effect of their funds payment.

In the course of our investigation, your email address/particulars were
shortlisted among the first list of the fifteen Beneficiaries/individuals
yet to be paid hence this email. However, we received a petition today
from one Mrs. Christina Morgan that you are dead. According to her, you
was involve in a fatal car accident which eventually took your life and as
such your fund should be paid to her as the heir apparent. She has also
submitted her Bank account with our accredited corresponding paying Bank
for the transfer of the funds to her.

To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to a wrong individual/beneficiary,
I have decided to contact you for confirmation. If I fail to hear from you
after 72 hours, it will be assumed that the petition of Mrs. Morgan is
true and the fund will be paid to her without further delay.

Therefore, if you are still alive, kindly reconfirm your full details to
this office immediately to enable us release your fund to you.

1. Beneficiary's Full Name:______________
2. Address:______________________________
3. Nationality:____________Sex___________
4. Age:____________Date of Birth:________
5. Occupation:___________________________
6. Phone#:_______Fax:____________________
7. State of Origin:_______Country:_______
8. Copy of identity either Int'l passport or Driver's licence and specify
how you want your fund paid to you immediately for the attention of the
paying officer.

Reply to this email: wdrc.ukoffice@kimo.com

Yours truely,

Mr. John Edmunds
Director of Operations,
WORLD DEBT RECOVERY COMMITTEE (WDRC), London, Uk.

Anti-fraud resources: