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: UNITED NATIONS <untiednations2802@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: untiednations280@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 12:59:44 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PAYMENT OFFICE COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.









WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT
UNIT

 

Our Ref: WEB/NF/UN/XX027









RE:IRREVOCABLE
RELEASE OF YOUR
PAYMENT

 

Good Day to you:


 

 
Your E-mail is well received, We have actually been authorized by the presidency,
Federal Republic of Benin and the Governing board
Central bank of Republic of Benin to investigate the
unnecessary delay of your payment, recommended and approve your claims for
payment if  your Cheque Draft is genuine.



During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay
that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the
Bankers  who are trying to divert your money into their private accounts, to
forestall this, security for your funds was organized in the form of your
personal transfer of US$4.500,000.00USD. Four Millions  and Five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars. 


I receive your mail this afternoon and I have contacted our paying
bank  Diamond Bank Plc - Benin Republic  for transferring of your fund which was deposited to their bank on
your behalf, Inquiries how your money will be transferred directly to your
account as you requested which i feel is safer and i was informed by our paying
bank in Cotonou that you will have to Open a Non Residential bank account where
the money (US$4,500,000.00) on your name will be deposited before the money can
be transferred to your account.
 
The bank director said that you will have
to open an Non Residential account and also you will have to send your direct
telephone number, and also your details information to the bank for opening of
the new account in your name.
 
You should endeavor to send the
requirements so they can conclude with the account opening as the bank informed
me that once the account is opened and the draft deposited in your name, it will
take only 48 hours to transfer the money to your account world wide  through
telegraphic swift transfer to your own account.
 
You should endeavor to
send these requirements you sent to me  to Diamond
Bank Benin soon for the transfer of your funds and i
will give you the bank contact Information's so that you can reach them by
yourself to find out the situation of things on how your money can be transferred
to your account immediately.
 
CONTACT DIAMOND
BANK PLC BENIN WITH THE INFORMATION'S BELOW FOR URGENT TRANSFER OF
YOUR FUND US$4,500.000, USD.

  

MR. PAUL C. PATRICK.
The Director of  Foreign Remittance
Diamond
Bank Plc -Cotonou Benin Republic.

Address: 20/22 Hospital Route Cotonou Benin
Tel:
+229-9915-9470 Customer Care

E-mail
address ( diamondbnkonline11@hotmail.com )

 

 Have a nice day and i am hoping to hear from you soon, once you have
reached the bank.

  

THANKS,

  

DR/MR. ADAM MIKE,
WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMMED



PAYMENT OFFICE COTONOU BENIN
REPUBLIC.

Anti-fraud resources: