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: "MR. SADIQ ALMAN" <atm_department_1@live.com>
Reply-To: <drericmartins_1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 00:22:36 +0100
Subject: ATM PAYMENT NOTIFICATION/ CODE (ATM-8-1-1)



ATM PAYMENT NOTIFICATIONOFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCYFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ATTENTION: BENIFICIARY, THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVEVERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUNDOUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT ISBECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FUFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVENTO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCEPAYMENT. SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILLDEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK ALL YOURATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. WEWISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKETHIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISHES TO RECEIVE YOURPAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TOYOUR PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGHOUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT ISTHE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR. PRESIDENT, ALHAJI.UMARU. MUSA YARADUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFNIGERIA.THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARDWHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATMMACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM ISONE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS PERDAY. SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THISWAY,PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING OUR ATM PAYMENTDEPARTMENT AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONAS LISTED BELOW. 1.YOUR FULL NAME2. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD3 PHONE AND FAX NUMBER4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION 5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION HOWEVER, KINDLY CONTACT OUR ATM PAYMENT SETTLEMENTDEPARTMENT ON THEIR BELOW INFORMATION FOR IMMEDIATE RECEIVE YOUR ATMPAYMENT CARD. REV DR.ERIC MARTINS,ATM PAYMENT SETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT EMAIL: atmpaymentdepartmentnig1960@gmail.com THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TOISSUE OUT $9,300,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THISFISCAL YEAR 2007. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION,YOU HAVETO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHERPERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES INRECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT. NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUEDYOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT,WHICH IS (ATM-8-1-1) SO YOUHAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARDCENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT. REGARDS, MR. SADIQ ALMANCHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENTFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
_________________________________________________________________
Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE!
http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

Anti-fraud resources: