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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: "BARR. FRANKLYN FALLON" <barrfallonff@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2017 10:02:20 -0700
Subject: RE: NOTIFICATION OF WITHHELD FUNDS ON TRANSIT

EUROPEAN UNION FUND RECOVERY
DEPARTMENT OF INT'L AFFAIRS
INCORPORATION # 98621-0074
UNITED KINGDOM: 7B THE HIGH STREET, TADWORTH,
SURREY, KT20 5SD,
BELGIUM: LOUZALAAN 149B-1050 BRUSSELS

DEAR BENEFICIARY,

RE: NOTIFICATION OF WITHHELD FUNDS ON TRANSIT

I AM THE DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS IN THE UNITED NATION AND EUROPEAN UNION FUND RECOVERY OFFICE IN LONDON, BRITAIN.

RECENTLY, THE UNITED NATION AND EUROPEAN UNION HAS RECEIVED SERIES OF COMPLAINS REGARDING THE EXISTENCE OF HUGE SUMS OF MONEY THAT ARE TRAPPED AND LEFT UNCLAIMED IN MOST AFRICAN & EUROPEAN BANKS AND FINANCIAL ORGANIZATIONS,THE EUROPEAN UNION EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT WAS MANDATED BY THE UNITED NATION AND EUROPEAN UNION TO INVESTIGATE AND RECOVER ALL FUNDS BELONGING TO UNITED STATES, EUROPEAN, ASIAN AND AUSTRALIAN NATIONALS THAT ARE TRAPPED IN AFRICAN & EUROPEAN BANKS AND FINANCE HOUSES.

ON OUR INVESTIGATION , WE DISCOVERED FILE WITH THE TOTAL SUM OF TWENTY FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS (USD25,000,000.00) WITH YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY. IT WAS FURTHER DISCOVERED THAT SOME UNKNOWN OFFICIALS OF THE BANK HAVE FRAUDULENTLY DIVERTED SOME PART OF YOUR TOTAL SUM TO UNKNOWN ACCOUNTS IN THE PAST LEAVING ONLY USD25 MILLION IN THE ACCOUNT.

MY OFFICE HAS RECOVERED THIS AMOUNT (USD25M) AND WE WANT YOU TO RECEIVE IT WITHOUT ANY WASTE OF TIME WHILE WE FURTHER CONTINUE OUR INVESTIGATION TO GET THOSE FRAUDULENT OFFICIALS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN DIVERTING SOME PART OF THE FUNDS ARRESTED, BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH BANK WIRE TRANSFERS, WE HAVE DECIDED AND RESOLVED THAT ALL THE RECOVERED FUNDS WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE BENEFICIARIES IN DEBIT CARD TO AVOID THE ISSUES OF FUND TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS.

WE SHALL REQUIRE A CONFIRMATION BY PROVIDING THE BELOW INFORMATION TO US FOR PROPER FILLING:

1). A COPY OF YOUR ID .
2). YOUR RESIDING ADDRESS
3). YOUR DIRECT MOBILE/TELEPHONE NUMBER
4). AGE/OCCUPATION.
5). YOUR FULL NAME AND CONTACT ADDRESS

THANKS,
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
BARR.FRANKLYN FALLON.

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