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"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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Phil Johnsson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <globalcourierservice100@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 11:55:37 -0700
Subject: I have registered your consignment with GLobal Trust Courier service

Dear Friend ,

Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the fee for your
Cheque Draft. And I went to the bank to confirm if the Cheque has expired or getting near
to expire and Mr.Ahmed Zuma the Director of Boad Bank ( www.boad.org) he told me that
before the cheque will get to your hand that it will Expire.


So I told him to cash the $1,000.000.00 US DOLLAR to cash payment to avoid loosing this
funds. However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $1,000.000.00 US DOLLAR in
cash was made with GLOBAL BASIC TRUST COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin Republic.
Mr.Ahmed Zuma the Director of Financial Boad Bank Cotonou have to package the sum of
$1,000.000.00 US DOLLAR in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me to Register the
Consignment with GLOBAL BASIC TRUST COMPANY. Infact I thank God very much for all the
movement I made, every thing goes normally.


As for our agreement with the Global Trust Courier Company they promised that your
consignment will leave this country this Week, But the Director of the GLOBAL BASIC TRUST
COMPANY said that they need your contacts information to enable them meet up with you
immediately the Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country.
Please write a letter of application to the given address below.


Director: Dr. Mark Hugh
EMAIL: globalcourierservice100@gmail.com
NUMBER: +229 6867 5377


Please, Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately they
arrived in your country with your BOX . This is what they need from you.


1.YOUR FULL NAME TO AVOID ANY MISTAKE ON DELIVERY.
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS WHERE YOU WHICH YOUR PARCEL TO BE DELIVERED.
3.YOUR CURRENT TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION WHEN THEY ARRIVE TO YOUR COUNTRY.


Please make sure you send this needed info's to the Director General of Global Basic Trust
Company Dr. Mark Hugh with the address given to you.
Note.The Global basic Trust company don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as
a BOX of an Africa cloths. They don't know it contents money. this is to avoid them
delaying with the BOX. Don't let them know that is money that is in that Box.I am waiting
for your urgent response.


Thanks and Remain Blessed,


Yours Sincerely,
Phil Johnsson.

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