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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: "INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT" <investigationdepar@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:00:36 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: reply now, treat as urgent








































NIGERIAN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT4TH FLOOR MARY LANDLAGOS-NIGERIAMOTTO: SECURITY WATCH

>From the desk of:Mrs.Tina MartinsAttention: Amarjit Singh

I recieved your email with full understanding and every contents therein was well noted.



You are adviced to stop every communication you might been having with anybody/Dr Soludo to avoid loosing your funds and note that the only approved comercial bank for this payment is the SECURED VAULT SECURITY COMPANY,DUBLIN,IRELAND,also your payment file has been forwarded to the desk of the Security Company's Governor and He will be waiting for you to contact him officially.



Be informed that the transaction code is (1974MOGJ) this code word will guide you to know the bad eggs from the good one, and any email/phone call you recieved in this transation without this code word (1974MOGJ) must be disregard the message should be forward to this office for proper verification before any final say,and you are requred to send your full name, address and phone number to this office for more payment instruction before linking you up to the paying bank.

Finally, we are expecting to hear from you today.Thanks for your good understanding while we wait for your urgent response to this mail.

Yours sincerely, MRS. TINA MARTINSDEPUTY:ANTHONY ALLENThe Investigation Officer (N.I.D)

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