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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: Meritha Jennings <merithajennings@att.net>
Reply-To: info_inter_bank@azet.sk
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:45:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT RESPOND IS NEEDED FROM YOU


URGENT RESPOND IS NEEDED FROM YOU
 
I write to notify you that your money at our bank here Intercontinental Bank Benin have enter durmant, ($2.5 million USD) We been wondered if this account owner is still alive or because we have issue atm card on your behalf before to enable you start making use of the money but the money still as it is uptill date,
 
Now am still gesting that you haven't receive the atm card because we package the in the way that another person will not make use of it,we didnt write the code to operate the card on the envelope which means that before anyboy will start using it the person will call us so that we can release the pin code to the person.
 
That is why we are writing you to know if you are still alive or not,so now my dear beneficiary of the account holder of this section 357,sub-section 42 paragraph 18 of 2008 and 2009 constution,we hereby want you to get back to us immediately, you receive this email to let us know if you are still allive or not,so contact executive director foreign department director on this infor below,
 
Mrs.Selestine ojide Executive Director,Foreign Operations Manager, Technology,Transaction and Retail Bank (OTTR) Intercontinental Bank.
Rue du Gouverneur Bayol, 01 B.P. 1280 Cotonou
Email:( info_inter_bank@azet.sk )
Phone: +229 9687 0062.
Fax: +229-2000-111-316.
Our Ref:FMF/ECD/B2009
 
YOURS IN SERVICE
Meritha Jennings

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