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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: =?UTF-8?Q?drjohnoffice3?= <drjohnoffice3@lajt.hu>
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:00:15 +0200
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?I_HAVE_REGISTERED_YOUR_CONSIGNMENT_WITH_IMPEX_TRUST_COURIER?=
=?UTF-8?Q?_COMPANY?=


Goodday!
 I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $2.5M United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since for a couple of months now. Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Dr.Webber the Director Bank of Africa told me that before the draft will get to you that it will expire.
 So I told him to cash the $2.5M USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out of the country for a 4 Months Course and I will not come back till ending of October 2008.What you have to do now is to contact IMPEX SECURITY COMPANY as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your Consignment to you because of the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance premium. 
The only money you will send to the IMPEX SECURITY COMPANY to deliver your Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is ($175 US) One Hundred &amp; Seventy Five  United States Dollars only being Registration and Keeping Fee of the Impex Company so far.Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $175 US Dollars. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of dumorage.You have to contact IMPEX SECURITY COMPANY Now for the delivery of your $2.5M USD with this information bellow: 
Directors Name: Dr. BABS COKER
Security Companys Name: IMPEX TRUST SECURITY COMPANY
Email Address: impextrustcompany1957@diplomats.com OR impextrustdiplomats1957@live.fr
Telephone +229-93869729
 Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your address. Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Registration and Keeping Fee of $175 US Dollars for their immediate action. Note this. The IMPEX TRUST SECURITY COMPANY did not know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of Gold. They did not know that the Consignment box  contents money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX or questions. Don't let them know that the Consignment box contents money ok. I am waiting for your urgent confirmation that you have receive the box. CONTACT THE DIRECTOR OF THE IMPEX TRUST SECURITY COMPANY Dr. BABS COKER WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: impextrustcompany1957@diplomats.com PHONE NUMBER +229-93869729Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Godwin Chukwu

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