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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: "Mrs Lucy Macaulay" <info@lee.com>
Reply-To: <anthony_powell35@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2015 16:48:14 -0500
Subject: Greetings To You From United Nations Compensations Commission

Dear friend greetings to you, I am Mrs Lucy Macaulay, I am a United State Citizen, and i work for the United Nations Compensations Authority in conjunction with the International Monetary Funds Department.I want you to know that the Authorities have had several meeting concerning the reports that have been reaching us here in Washington about scam and so many Fraudulent activities going on here in United States and all over the whole world. So many people have been sending you emails, asking asking you to send money to them for one thing or the other, they have been calling you from different offices telling all sorts of stories just to collect money from you,We have received several reports about so many banks in Africa whom their top officials have been using their position to make people believe in what does not exist,they even will give you documents to let you know that they are real but they are all lairs,and i want you to know that all these people will soon be brought to face the law for the evil that they have done. After the meeting that was held by the International Monetary Funds (IMF) and some top United States Government Officials we have decided to pay off every body that have been victimized with the sum of ($500.000.00) Five Hundred Thousand United states Dollars, and we have sent out our officials to so many countries of the world, this we assume will help you start the year 2015 well. We are doing this with the help of of so many good and God fearing citizens whom have passion for their fellow human, so when you receive the ATM Card make sure that you use the money to impact changes to humanity. You are to be in contact with Mr Anthony Powell,He is among the agents that was assigned to help beneficiaries receive their funds/ATM card,so you have to be in contact with him so that he can assist you and give you proper guide line till you receive your ATM Visa/Master card.you will find his details below. Name: Mr Anthony Powell Email: anthony_powell35@aol.com Contact him immediately you receive this email with the information's below so that he can commence with the delivery. Full Name: Address Of Delivery: Country Of Delivery: Telephone Number: Occupation: Scan Copy Of Your ID Card(optional) : Next Of Kin(optional): Note as soon as your ATM Card leaves for your country you shall be issued the Tracking details of your package so that you can track online and know were your package is. Do not take this email for granted because of what you have been through in the past,this is real. Thanks and God bless you . Mrs Lucy Macaulay

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