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: "register" <register@ssministries.com>
Reply-To: info.mrfrankjeremydunn@rocketmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 12:51:41 -0400
Subject: YOUR APPROVED FUND HAS BEEN WIRED, PLEASE CONFIRM THE RECEIPT OF YOUR TRANSFER IN YOUR ACCOUNT.

Attn; Please,

SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR SETTLEMENT OF FOREIGN DEBTS.
..............................................................................
..............................................................................
............
FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSFER CODE XXIZ5342
..............................................................................
..............................................................................
.............

After series of investigations by the United Nations (U.N), International
Monetary Fund (I.M.F) and International Intelligent Monitoring Units, it was
found that a lot of debts were owed to various contractors, inheritors and
other foreign beneficiaries by African Banks. We also found that some
beneficiaries in particular have spent thousands of Dollars/Euros and Pounds
in trying to make claims of their approved funds but not fruitful.

We have traced your transactions with other African States of which have
yielded nothing. We have no reservation to inform you that your fund has been
credited to your Bank account.

I hereby inform you that your funds were finally transferred to your account
on Monday 13th, of May 2013, from our Telex Dept. Office in London, UK
Address: KNIGHTSBRIDGE INTL BKNG CTRE DEPT P.O BOX 9042, BOWATER HOUSE, 65
KNIGHTSBRIDGE LONDON SWIX 7 BW. UNITED KINGDOM.

We are not comfortable because you have not contacted us to confirm that you
have received your funds in your account. Therefore, you are advise to re-
confirm your Banking details immediately to help us cross-check your
transaction with our Banking Telex.

Make sure you call Mr. Frank Jeremy Dunn immediately you send the info on;
mr.frankjeremydunn.telexdepartment@xbmail.com or mr.frankjeremydunn@ymail.com
to enable him release your transaction # (number) for you to re-check your
funds

with your Bank.

E-mail; Mr. Frank J. Dunn, Director, Telex Dept. Barclays Bank Plc London,
United Kingdom. on; mr.frankjeremydunn.telexdepartment@xbmail.com or
mr.frankjeremydunn@ymail.com and call Tel: +44 770 009 2496

Thanks.
Yours Faithfully,

Mrs. Mary Jane Michael,
Director, Federation Accounts Dept.
Barclays Bank Plc London, United Kingdom.
E-mail: mrs.maryjanemichael.fed.acct.depart@xbmail.com
Tel: +44 770 001 0602

******************************************************************************
******************************************************************************
****************************************************************
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This E-mail may contain confidential information that
is legally privileged. Do not read this e-mail if you are not the intended
recipient(s). This e-mail transmission, and any documents, files, or previous
e-mail messages attached to it may contain confidential information that is
legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person
responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby
notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the
information contained in or attached to this transmission is strictly
prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please
immediately notify us by reply email or by telephone at (44) 770 001 0602 and
destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading or
saving in any manner. Thank you.

******************************************************************************
******************************************************************************
****************************************************************

Anti-fraud resources: