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: info.opec1@mchsi.com
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 15:45:35 +0000
Subject: May 2008 Result

Reference Number: CTC:2551256003/23
ticket number: C55T24 Serial number: CT/556543450906
Attention Winner ,

Congratulation You won One Million Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds
Only, held on 6th of may,.contact our claims officer through this contact below
this contact.

Name GEORGE WILLIAMS,
Phone number +44-704-577-6215
Fax: +44 206-350-7888
E-mail: opecclaimsdpt20081111@Terrapins.com

Contact him with the followings.
FULLNAME:.................AGE:.............NATIONALITY:.............COUNTRY OF
RESIDENCE:...........FULL ADDRESS:...........TEL/FAX NUMBER:...........EMAIL
ADRRESS:..............OCCUPATION..................REFF NUMBER :............
NAME OF NEXT OF KIN.............ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN..........

Anti-fraud resources: