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: "APPLE IPHONE COMPANY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <claimdept20@live.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 22:16:24 +0530
Subject: Alert From Apple Iphone Company

Apple Corporate Office
Rhodes Way
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD264YW
United Kingdom
 
We are glad to inform you that your email address has won you an Award in the On-goingApple iPhone Anniversary Awards as organized by the AppleInc. London, United Kingdom.
The Anniversary Centre of Apple Inc. randomly selected 10 email addresses through a computer ballot system to receive an award of Four  Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds (400,000.00 GBP) each as a part of their for-profit philanthropic wing promotion. Awards MUST be claimed by the email owner ONLY, not later than 21 days from the day of notification. Award Reference code: Apple09/294/M-3 File number: G12/1. Lucky winners should bear it in mind that this award comes along with a gift of a new Apple iphone5.
 
NOTE: For claims, kindly send your complete personal information with your Award Ref and File No to us to this email id: < claimdept20@live.com>
 
1. Full Name:
2. Contact Address:
3. Country:
4. Telephone No:
5. Marital Status:
6. Occupation:
7. Sex:
8. Age:
9. Email:
 
 
Congratulation once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program
Regards,
Dr Gideon Brown.
Tel: +447010064152
 
 

Anti-fraud resources: