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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?Swift=20Card=20Payment=20Office?= <payment_swift@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: atmcashcentre@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 19:03:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY URGENT--CONTACT HIM FOR THE TRANSFER/RELEASE OF YOUR FUND VIA ATM


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:payment_swift@yahoo.com.co



- Attention: Sir /Madam,This Is To Officially Inform You That We Have Verified YourContract/Inheritance, winning File And Discovered Reasons Why You Are Yet To Receive Your Payment. It Is Because Of Irregularities And Complications Discovered On Your Payment File By Our Technical Experts In Respect To Your Contract /Inheritance, winning Payment Requirements Which Have Just Been Duly Rectified. Meanwhile, We Have Been Informed That You Are Still Dealing With Impostors And Non Recommended Officials In The Bank.Such Acts Must Stop For Security Reasons If You Wish To receive Your Payment. Since We Have Decided To Bring A Solution To Your Problem, Right Now We Have Arranged Your Payment Through ATM Swift Card Payment Center OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC ( Under Reserve Bank Operation Act 2005 ), That Is The Latest Instruction By by the United Nation and in collaboration with world bank. Below Is The Arrangements ;...You are advised to contact our accredited payment office via the contact information provided below for immediate payment to you.Dr Idris Suleman.,Oceanic Bank International Plc.,102 West Adenta Road lagos-Nigeria,Direct Phone number: +234 702 328 6396, Email: swifftpaymentoffice@yahoo.co.uk ,The Swift card Center Will Send You An ATM Card Which You Will Use To Withdrew Your Money From Any ATM Machine In Any Part Of The World,But The Maximum Is Six Thousand Dollars Per Day, So If You Like To Receive Your Fund This Way Please Do Let Us Know By getting back to us ASAP and forwarding the information's stated below to our Accredited payment office (Dr Idris Suleman.) and note that YOU ARE ONLY GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE DELIVERY CHARGE OF YOUR ATM CARD TO YOUR DESTINATION., 1) Your full name. 2) Phone, fax and mobile #. 3) Profession, age and marital status., 4) Copy of Drivers License or I .D., 5) Address Where You Want Them To Send The Card Through Diplomatic Courier.Please Indicate To The Card Center The Total Sum You Are Expecting And For Your Information You Have To Stop Any Further Communication With Any Institution Or Office Until You Receive The ATM Card.Note: Because of Impostors, We Hereby Issue You Our Code of Conduct Tag Number Which Is(805) So You Must Have To Indicate This Code When Contacting The Card Center.We Await Your Urgent Response. Mr. Anthony Clark, ECOWAS MONITORY UNIT


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