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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: Robert Taylor <robertjtaylor49@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:21:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Payment reference no: DEPJUK-PSA01/09


>From The Desk of:
 Robert.W.Taylor,
UK Justice Department,
Office of Attorney General,
Liaison, Port Guernsey, UK.
 
Attention: Sir,
 
           Re: Payment reference no: DEPJUK-PSA01/09
 
I am Robert.W.Taylor, the Federal Debt Procurement and Payment Officer in  the Department of Justice. I am directly responsible for recovering all foreign debts owed to American, European, Asian citizens and corporate organizations.
 In the course of our duty, we have followed up a petition received on your  behalf from Debt Procurement Commission and promptly received the sum under Payment Reference No: DEPJUK-PSA01/09 being  an amount owed to you in international debts by African and European  Agencies.
  Under the Patriot Act , we will  open a Credit Line in your favor with our liaison paying bank .
 The bank will transfer the recovered sum into your bank
 account within 4 working days of receipt of your Consent to receive the payment. Note that unclaimed payments will be sent to the Economic Bailout Funds Account to be injected into the economy.
 To commence the funds transfer, I advise that you forward the following  information to facilitate accurate and timely transfer of your funds into  your designated bank account:
 1. Your full name/Address,your contact phone number and the amount involve as well as your bank information where you want your fund be transferred into.
 You are advised to act promptly as our services are on first come, first  serve basis.
 Respond urgently .
 Yours faithfully,
Robert.W.Taylor,
UK JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL,
LIAISON, PORT GUERNSEY, UK




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