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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: Ikero Emeka <ikeroemeka3@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:08:46 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Good News for you. Contact him immediately.


Attn; My Dear Kimberley Blackburn,

Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the registration fee for your Cheque Draft to Courier Company And I went to the bank to confirm if the Cheque has expired or getting near to expire and Dr. William Koffi the Director of Financial Capital Trust Bank told me that before the cheque will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the USD$1,200,000.00, One Million Two hundred thousand United State Dollars to cash payment to avoid losting this funds. However,all the necessary arrangement of delivering the USD$1,200,000.00 One Million One hundred thousand United State Dollars )in cash was made with WEST AFRICA COUIER COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin Republic,

Mr. William Koffi, the Director of Financial Capital Trust Bank Cotonou have to package the sum of USD$1,200,000.00 in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me to Register the Package with WEST AFRICA COURIER COMPANY. Infact I thank God very much for all the movement I made, every thing goes normally.

As for our agreement with the West Africa Courier Company, they promised that your Package will leave this Country on any moment from now, But the Director of the WEST AFRICA COURIER COMPANY said that they need your contacts informations to able them meet up with you immediately the Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below.

ATTN: MR. NELSON UDEH
TEL; +229-9323-4986
EMAIL: westafrica_courierbenin@fastermail.com

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

1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS
3. YOUR HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER
4. YOUR OFFICE OR MOBILE TELEPHONE
5. YOUR NEAREST AIR PORT
6. A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE

Please make sure you send this needed informations to the Director general of West Africa Courier Company DR.NELSON UDEH with the address given to you.

Note.The WEST AFRICA COURIER COMPANY don't know the contents of the Package Box. I registered it as a BOX of an Photographic Materials. 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.

Mr Ikero Emeka

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