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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?Atmswiftcard=20Atmswiftcard?= <online_atmswiftcard@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: urgentmemo@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:18:43 +0530 (IST)
Subject: URGENT


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



- Attn:Sir,This is to bring to your notice that the new elected Government under the President, Umaru MusaYar-adua; the federal republic of Nigeria has approved to pay all outstanding payments owed to foreigners. This gesture was as a result of agitation from the international community over the non payment of the fund owed by foreign contractors and inheritance beneficiaries by the past administration. We also wish to inform you that based on the meeting of the stake holders of the government, Board of Directors of Central Bank of Nigeria , Minister of Finance and the Presidency on Friday last week, in conjunction with United Nation, World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegates on Inheritance/contract payment.This meeting was aimed at finding a lasting solution to the battered image of this nation on settlement of payment to foreign creditors. In the meeting it was unanimously agreed that all outstanding payments be made via Atm Swift Card to your address.You are qualified to receive an irrevocable fee of your outstanding fund via Atm Swift Card upon your response to this mail. We wish to inform you that as a result of the procedures and ethics of the bank-to-bank problems attached to your utstanding payment, the Presidency has mandated to effect your payment via Atm Swift Card and be informed that your name have been programmed among other beneficiaries to be paid.However this system was introduced to guide against American surveillance, monitoring out going funds from African continent and other continents,following the September 11 attack on World Trade Center and the recent bomb blast in the United Kingdom, American government and the United Nation tend to confiscate any payment above US$2.5 million dollars going out of Africa and to avoid situations like this, this method of payment was put in Place by the Nigerian government to ensure beneficiary receives their payment without any hitch.Rght now, your payment will be paid to you through an Atm Swift card system which you will use to withdraw your money in any Atm machine in any part of the world, but the maximum, is twenty thousand dollars per day, Please reconfirm the information's below 1. Full name 2. Phone and fax number 3. Address were the courier company will send the Atm Swift card to (P.o.box will not be acceptable) Send the above information to: MR.IBRAHIM SALIM THE ATM SWIFT CARD DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR Email:online_atmswiftcard@count.com It is equally important for you to discontinue further communication with any party or office(s) in respect of this outstanding payment as there do not have the mandate to release your inheritance payment. Upon your response we shall provide you with the master-list of this quarter payment schedule. Do also note that the present government has abolished the use of private and self acclaimed Lawyers to pry into confidential payment documents of the government as such subtle attorneys usually conspire with the corrupt bank officials to defraud beneficiaries of large some of money through illegal representation.We awaits your urgent response.Yours in service,Dr.Luke West


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