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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: "INTERNATIONAL MONETORY FUND" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imf-uk@att.net>
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:41:42 +0100
Subject: Statement of Your Payment Release Order!

International Debt Funds Recovery Unit United States Department of the Treasury Washington DC 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW; Washington, DC 20220. Hello. We the International Debt Funds Recovery Unit of United States Department of the Treasury Washington DC, hereby inform you of our recovery of winning inherited funds via cash consignment baggage from United Nations (UN) association of London England liaison office valued @ $10.5million United States Dollars in your favor. The funds recovery was witnessed by the Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI), and Interpol Unit envoys deployed to London by United States Department of the Treasury Washington DC, to monitor the proceedings of the funds recovery from United Nations (UN) Association of London England. The team confirmed that the legal modalities maintained for the coordination of the funds release was a fair and just considered opinion by United Nations (UN) Association of London England. However, the outcome of the event was a perfect solution to curtail the activities of con artist and scam generally, the event was also a perfect solution to your payment. The recovered funds were allotted into cash consignment baggage by United Nations (UN) Association of London England, and are currently deposited in our pecuniary vault here in Washington DC. The recovering of the funds would not have being any successful if the United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown did not dedicated his time in guaranteeing success to the event, due to his fight to eradicate deception, corruptions and terrorism's that has deeply rooted into government and the people they preside over. The event was also opportunity of achievement for the Prime Minister, to meet the deadline given to him at the 2009 G20 London Summit to clear all outstanding beneficiary debts and lottery wining debts owned to foreigners by the Britain government. For this reason, the United States Department of the Treasury coordinates hereby state that before any effective steps of action on your cash consignment baggage will be taken for its released to you, you are to reconfirm your personal Information stated as following below. The information will enhance your cash consignment baggage delivery from our pecuniary vault here in Washington DC, to your location. PERSONAL INFORMATION. Full Name: Residence Address: Bank Address: Current Occupation: Contact Telephone Numbers: Any form of prove of identification: Current Age: At the receipt of the above information we will not hesitate to open communication with you given you vital information for easy communication between you and the U.S. Treasury. Be well informed that before we commence the delivery of your cash consignment baggage to your proposed bank address as stated on your pervious correspondence, the vital legal paperwork's that we need to execut a perfect delivery known as "Stamp of Duty" and Permission Order Paperwork's such as "Anti Terrorist Certificate" and "Anti Money Laundry/Drug Certificate" will cost you the sum of $630.00 USD for the paperwork's to be procured. Stamp of Duty Paperwork's might not cost as much as $15 to $25 dollars, you can make inquiries at your customs and let me know the right figure, then the Permission Order Papers if you can also get them as well at your end then there will be no need for you sending anymoney for us to help you get them. Just get them yourself and fax it direct here for us to finalize the release of your fund. Only reply if you are ready to claim your consignment box and issued the paper works to me immediately. Kindly reply to Email Address: imf-uk@att.net NOTE: WE HAVE MOUNTED OUR SECURITY NETWORK TO MONITOR EVERY IN-COMING CALL, IF WE STILL FIND OUT THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH ALL THOSE FRAUDSTERS THAT HAVE BEEN FRUSTRATING YOU, I SHALL STOP AND CANCEL YOUR DELIVERY IMMEDIATELY . Thank you. God Bless America. Sincerely yours Mr. Michael Cena.

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