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: "mailmail202@terra.es" <mailmail202@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 23:43:30 +0100 (MET)
Subject: YOUR FUND HAVE BEEN PROGRAMED TO PAY YOU BY ATM CARD;REPLY FAST
TODAY.


YOUR FUND HAVE BEEN PROGRAMED TO PAY YOU BY ATM CARD;REPLY FAST TODAY.
FROM: DR. BISI OMOYENI
MANAGING DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE;WEMA BANK PLC.
PLOT 1669, OYIN JOLAYEMI STREET,
P.O.BOX 75455, VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS.
Swift Address: WBINGLA XXX.

ATTENTION OF: BENEFICIARY,

SWIFT CREDIT CARD

THE ABOVE SUBJECT MATTER REFERS.

This is to inform you that I have gone through your payment file and confirmed why you are yet to receive your payment up till now.Actually, it is impossible for you to receive it from the people you have been communicating/dealing with no matter how much you paid.

As a matter of fact, there is lot of errors in your payment file that will make you to spend all that you have without getting paid and the dubious officials of this country are not ready to tell you the truth rather extorting your hard earned money.

I have a solution to your problem because this is exactly what happened to Mrs. Edward Williams and she adheres to my directives and get paid within 5 banking days.

The SOLUTION is that I will transfer your said fund through ATM SWIFT CREDIT CARD SYSTEM to save you from documentations, payment of taxes and etc. And in accordance with series of petition received from International Body on how your fund was handled by our correspondence office. After Extensive meeting with Board of Directors and other Stake holders in the Government including Subcommittees of the House Of Assembly and the House of Reps, Federal Republic of Nigeria. It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your Fund would be released on a special method of payment, by tag Name Reads SWIFT CREDIT CARD. This method of payment is designed by the Government to avert fraud perpetration or stoppage of fund by Some Agencies. Either Through Anti Terrorist Certificate or other certificates. This Swift Credit Card would be issued to you upon meeting with the Bank Requirement.

This office has been mandated to take charge of the Issuance of the SWIFT CREDIT CARD and your payment file should be passed to my desk for clarification. Upon Certification that your payment file is ok, This Office will direct you on how to receive your over due fund via ATM SWIFT CREDIT CARD. In the light of this aforementioned, You are required to reply via my private email address:dr.bisiomoyeni5@yahoo.com.tr

Your Full Name:
Address:
Occupation:
Your Next of Kin Name and
Your date of Birth:
Your telephone number and fax:
Your Total Fund you are expecting.

Instead of loosing your fund, please indicate the total sum you are expecting, and for your information.You have to stop any further communication with anybody or office. On this regards,incase you want to receive your fund within 5 banking days.

This Information would be used to open an account here, and from here the ATM would be used in issuance of The SWIFT CREDIT CARD in your favor, and with the Credit Card Number all your information will be inserted into the card. Upon completion of this issuance of the Credit Card, It would be send to you via Courier to your residential Address. Be informed that your fund has been called back and its now in a suspense Account here. And a new Account has to be opened in your Name Before the Swift Credit Card will be issued.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR. BISI OMOYENI
MANAGING DIRECTOR /CHIEF EXECUTIVE (WBN).






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

Inf&oacute;rmate pinchando aqu&iacute;.






Anti-fraud resources: