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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)
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 17:45:56 -0800 (PST)
Subject: I HAVE REGISTERED YOUR CERTIFIED CONSIGNMENT WITH FEDEX.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: lyndajpchris@yahoo.com



- Attn/ My Good Friend,I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $1.3million United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since for a couple of weeks now. Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Dr.Wilson the Director Bank of Africa told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire. So I told him to cash the $1.3million USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out out ofthe country for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back till ending of march 2009.What you have to do now is to contact FEDEX COURIER SERVICES 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 and Insurance.The only money you will send to the FEDEX COURIER SERVICES to deliver your Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is ($105 US) One Hundred & Five United States Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $105.00 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 demourage.You have to contact FEDEX COURIER SERVICES now for the delivery of your package with this informationbellow;Directors Name: DR.Robin Adim Companys Name:FEDEX COURIER SERVICESE mail Address (fedex77@hotmail.fr)Tel/+229 93 25 55 48Finally, 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 Security Keeping fee of $105.00 US Dollars for their immediate action.Note this. The FEDEX COURIER SERVICES don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths. They did not know the content is money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don’t let them know that box contains money ok. I am waiting for your urgent response.YoursFaithfully,Mr. Lynda JP. Chris,


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