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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: <madridstoraget011@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:24:24 +0000
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT



OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (MSH)FOREIGN DELIVERY OFFICE DEPARTMENTCENTRAL MADRID SPAIN COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT OUR REF:SG/IRD/NNX/21/08 Date.20th,November, 2008 WE APOLOGIZES FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR PAYMENT AND ALL THE INCONVENIENCES WE MIGHT HAVE PUT YOU THROUGH, MEAN WHILE, WE WERE HAVING SOME MINOR PROBLEMS WITH OUR PAYMENT SYSTEM WHICH IN ALL CASES NOT MEETING UP WITH FOREIGN PAYMENT, WE APOLOGIES ONCE AGAIN. FROM THE RECORDS OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS DUE FOR PAYMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, YOU WERE DISCOVERED AS NEXT ON THE LIST OF THE (13) OUTSTANDING CONSIGNMENT OWNERS WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THEIR CONSIGNMENTS DURING THE (8) YEARS TENURE OF THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION . PLEASE BEAR WITH US FOR MAKING THE INITIAL CONTACT THROUGH EMAIL. BUT IF WE MAY ASK, WHY DO YOU INSTRUCTED ONE MRS BRITTANIA FLAHERTY TO ACT ON YOUR BEHALF NOW THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS READY? A WOMAN CAME TO OUR OFFICE A FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. BELOW IS HER INFORMATIONS: NAME BRITTANIA FLAHERTYNAME OF BANK: CITI BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER #: 9786386832 SWIFT CODE: CITIUS33 BANK PHONE #: 800-374-9700 RECIEVING ADDRESS;AVENUE 5 A NORTE ENRIQUE,EL CANGREJO NI7 - 140PANAMA, REPUBLIC OF PANAMA PLEASE, DO RE-CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR RELEASING YOUR CONSGNMNENT TO THE WRONG HAND OR INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT NAME. IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, YOU ARE ADVISED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATIONS FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT, VALID ($18.5 MILLION) US DOLLARS WILL BE RELEASE TO YOU WITH OUT ANY FURTHER DELAY. KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS:
1) YOUR FULL NAME:.........2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE NO:....... 3) COMPANY´S NAME :...........4) VALID ADDRESS:...........5) PROFESSION:............
AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, YOUR CONSIGNMENT WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU WITHOUT ANY MORE DELAY. HOWEVER; WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL RELEASE DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS BRITTANIA FLAHERTY, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN RELEASING OF YOUR FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU. GET BACK TO US VIA THIS EMAIL:madridstoraget011@yahoo.com} BEST REGARDS. MR. ROLLAND DUKE

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