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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: Scottish Crime Drug Enforcement Agency <scdea.rescueteam02@msn.com>
Reply-To: <scdea.rescueteam@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:45:09 +0000
Subject: Re: Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA).




SCOTTISH CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY


Enail: scdea.rescueteam@live.com
Attn

It has come to the notice of the authority of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) through our Monitoring Network London Branch that the CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA has registered and as such USD$3.5M about to effected the Transfer of the above stated amount in favor Mrs. Joy Kumar to transfer the fund $3.5M to Fiji Islands account, address was P.O. Box D - 146 Lautoka Fiji Island. Are you aware of the transfer and the above address? Because Mrs. Joy's lawyer told us that you are aware. Through our investigation her Lawyer told us that you are the one that ask them to claim your money and donate it to the poor then we contact your paying bank that paid your fund to them and the bank present this document to us Power Of Attorney said to have issued by you. Did you really issue this Power Of Attorney to Mrs. Joy Kumar? She told us that you are the one that told her to claim your fund from Central Bank of Nigeria, and donate it to the charities groups, is it true? If you are aware please confirm to us so that we can release your fund to them, for we stop the fund for been transfer to any account for now. WE have therefore placed an IMMEDIATE STOP ORDER on the transfer of $3.5m immediately until the owner of $3.5m provides to us the UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL MONEY CLEARNCE CERTIFICATE for confirmation. We guarantee to lift the stop order as soon as the required document is obtained. The transfer will not be released to the Mrs. Joy Kumar of Fiji Island account until we hear from you. The UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL MONEY CLEARNCE CERTIFICATE to be issued by NIGERIA FEDERAL MINISTRY OF JUSTICE UNDER THE SUPREME JUSTICE OF NIGERIA. In case the said document is not with YOU, We therefore wish to advise that for immediate conclusion of all relevant bureaucratic Procedure in your name, you are advised to contact our agent Diplomat Fabian Smith he is working with British embassy in Nigeria to represent you in the bank and without delay please give Diplomat Fabian Smith your contact phone number and address and he will present our official letter to your paying bank in Lagos Nigeria for your fund to transfer to your account. Provide to Diplomat Fabian Smith your full contact details including your cell and house telephone numbers. Diplomat Fabian Smith is highly trusted and has been representing our agency in Nigeria in a situation such as yours. This is his e-mail: Diplomat Fabian Smith: scdea.fabiansmith@live.com Mr. Sam PeePrincipal OfficerTo the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA).

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