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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: "FRANCIS HALL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sgbbe.bj.fr@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:42:07 +0100
Subject: UNITED NATIONS(WORLD WIDE )COMPENSATION 2009


INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME) DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.

Attn:Beneficiary ,

REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06654 ($1.200.000 USD)

This is to bring to your notice that We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the former secretary to the UNITED NATIONS. On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held at Heron Tower in LONDON, it was alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on the lost of funds by various individuals to scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today.


In other to compensate these victims, the U.N Body is now paying 221 victims of this operators ($1.200.000 USD) each in accordance with the U.N. recommendations. Due to the corrupt and in-efficient Banking Systems in Republic of Benin, the payments are to be paid by as corresponding paying Director under funding assistance by United Nation body. Benefactor will be cleared and recommended for payment by MR. Frank Hans Ashely According to the number of applicants at hand, 184 Beneficiaries has been paid,



Half of the victims are from the United States , we still have more 37 left to be paid the compensations of ($1.200.000 USD) each. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever as our secret service is already on trace of the other criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended.

Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration. You can receive your compensations payments via only one option, WIRE TRANSFER.

You are advised to contact Mr. Frank Hans Ashley. of SGBBE BANK BENIN , as he is our representative in BENIN, contact him immediately for your USD$ 1.200,000,00. This fund is deposited in a dormant account, for security purpose okay, so activate the account before transfering it in any bank of your choice.

Therefore, you should Contact MR. Frank Hans Ashley for your USD$ ($1.200.000 USD): via the below email.

MR. FRANK HANS ASHLEY
SGBBE BANK BENIN(SGBB BANK)
Email:(sgbbe.bj.fr@msn.com)

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you receive your payment.

Making the world a better place.
Yours Sincerely, Hon (Dr.) Francisco Rodriguez REPRESENTATIVE UNITED NATION INTERNATIONAL MONETORY FUND (UNIMF)




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