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: "gggg12@terra.es" <gggg12@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:27:59 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: REPLY



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
LAGOS, NIGERIA
TEL: 234-703-051-4939

Attn: Beneficary

RE: RELEASE OF YOUR OUTSTANDIN FUND VIA ATM SWIFT CREDIT CARD
Your fund has been re-called back by the federal Government of Nigeria and deposited to this bank treasury due to your inability to follow up the due process of payments directives.
Now, you are advised to be paid through "ATM SWIFT CREDIT CARD" by this bank after you must have open a domicilary account with this bank, and this "ATM SWIFT CREDIT CARD" would be delivered to your designated address in your country by courier services.
This method of payment is designed to avert frudulent activities by the impostors having access to your outstanding entitlement as been advised/instructed.

Meanwhile, you are advised to forward these required information to this bank, to enable us deliver your "ATM SWIFT CREDIT CARD" to you in your designated address.

1. your full name (i.e) first/median/second name.
2. Your residence & company's address
3. Your Age & Next of kin.
4. Your telephone & mobile numbers.

Be informed that as quickly as these required information is received and comfirmed by you, i shall speedly configure your "ATM SWIFT CREDIT CARD" electronically and despatch immediately to your address for any "ATM" machine services near you for inter-switch withdrawal.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.

Yours faithfully,

Dr. Gustave kennedy
Director Remiting Unit






Ahora tambi&eacute;n puedes acceder a tu correo Terra desde el m&oacute;vil.

Inf&oacute;rmate pinchando aqu&iacute;.






Anti-fraud resources: