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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <beninimf@yahoo.com.co>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:03:13 +0000
Subject: your payment



FROM THE DESK OF MRS CHARITY UWAM DIRECTOR FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT OFFICE, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND,COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.TEL FAX +229-93-691-150E-MAIL: beninimf@yahoo.com.co------------------------------ ---------------------------Attention,With regards to our most efforts to get your fund transferred through our vault, and with the difficulties we faced during these period of trial, we have resolve to understand that you have not completed the transmission requirement.
Be informed that we have oblietrated the former arrangement for your transfer to be through the world fastest means of money transfer (WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER). At this moment, we have gotten an approval from the minister of finance HON, minister Mark J. Bello to start the transfer immediately.
You can contact him directly through e-mail: mark.bello2000@yahoo.com should there be any need for that.
On this note be informed that we have started working with Western Union Money Transfer in collaboration with the central bank Benin.
Therefore, you will be receiving $5.000:00 per day till the complete transfer of your fund. based on this purpose, your payment instrument has been passed to Sgbbe Bank western union money transfer for onward transfer of your principal sum.
You are therefore advice to contact western union money transfer through email: (foremit_western@msn.com) or call directly for the rest of the details to enable you pick up your money, 00229-972-326-30.
However, you are therefore required to re-confirm these specific informations as required by the western union for official their documentations, the informations are :1. A scanned valid copy of your identity. 2.Your city. 3. Your Country . 4. Your present address. 5. Your direct phone contact numbers immediately to conclude on your payment.
Mean while your payment has been instructed for $5 000 per day till the completion of your total sum. so, we look forward hearing from you shortly via (beninimf@yahoo.com.co)
Sincerely Mrs Charity UwaomaDirector,International Monetary fund

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