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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: olamide.remittanceofficer@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:25:23 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

FROM: MRS OLGA HOFFMANN
LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC
25 GRESHAM STREET
LONDON,EC2V 7HN
UNITED KINGDOM.


YOUR KIND ATTENTION;


RE: YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS OF $6.7MILLION
THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZZETED
TO BE RELEASED TO YOU VIA THE FOREIGN REMMITANCE DEPARTMENT OF OUR BANK.
MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING
TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND SENT BY YOU.


HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS:NAME: BARBARA KLEIHANS
BANK NAME: ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 089714001101.


PLEASE, DO CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS
FROM YOU SO THAT OUR BANK WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WRONGFULL PAYMENT
OR UNLAWFUL DIVERTION OF YOUR OVERDUE FUND INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT. THE RESERVE
BANK GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR
FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND HAS APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE
BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, FOREIGN REMITTANCE / OPERATIONS, TO
HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN OWED PROJECT/INHERITANCE FUND THROUGH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESERVE ACCOUNT HERE IN THE CUSTODY OF THIS BANK.


HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.BARBARA
KLEIHANS IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WORKING DAYS FROM
TODAY. IF SHE IS NOT YOUR REPRSENTATIVE OR SENT BY YOU, THEN YOU ARE ADVISED
TO CONTACT THIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY RECONFIRMING TO US THE FOLLING DETAILS
FOR US TO CROSS CHECK AND PROCESS YOUR PAYMENT.

1. FULL NAMES AND RESIDENT CONTACT ADDRESS
2. DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER OR CELL NUMBER
3. AGE AND OCCUPATION

THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING.

BEST REGARDS,
MRs OLGA HOFFMANN



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