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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: office file<officefile@freenet.de>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:44:56 +0200
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL TRUST COMPANY FOR DELIVERING OF YOUR PACKAGE



(BARR PAUL IKENNA & COUNSELORS AT LAW)
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY

COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN


Good day, how are you today? I am
writing to inform you that I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft.
And I went to the bank to confirm if the Cheque has expired or getting
near to expire and Mr.chima obinna the Director of Financial Trust Bank
told me that before the cheque will get to your hand, that it will
expire. So I told him to cash the $850,000.00 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS
to cash payment to avoid losting this funds.However, all the necessary
arrangement of delivering the $850,000.00 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS in
cash was made with GLOBAL TRUST COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin
Republic,Mr.chima obinna the Director of Financial Trust Bank Cotonou
have to package the sum of $850,000.00 USD in cash for me. Then he also
agreed to help me to Register the Consignment with GLOBAL TRUST COURIER
COMPANY so now you are to contact them


to know when they will deliver
your package .I have paid for the delivering
charges and insurance fee.
The only money you have to send to them is there
security keeping fee
which is $97.00 Us Dollars to received your
package.Don\'t be deceived
by any body This is there Contact Address
Contact Dr. JIM NKOH Director
Global Trust Company Benin Republic.


E-mail;(globaltrustcompany00@yahoo.fr ) Phone number
229-93054889OR
+22997845330

contact them with your full information ok.
Full
name......................
Home
address.....................
Telphone...............
Age.....................
Sex................

Your
package registration number ---------EM 8707439
I gave them your
delivery address but you have to reconfirm it to them
again to avoid any
mistake on the delivery.

Note. The Global Security Company BENIN
REPUBLIC don\'t let them know that is money that is in the Box. I
registered it as a Box of an FAMILY VALUABLES. They don\'t know it
contents money. this is to avoid them delaying with the Box. don\'t let
them know what is contains. I am waiting for your urgent response.You
can even call the Director of Global Security Company with this line
229-930-54889.Let me know immediately you receive your Consignment. as
soon as you receive your package
Thanks
Barr.Paul Ikenna









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