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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: "Mr.Frank Benjamin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrfrankbenjamin@mailbox.sk>
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 00:44:35 -0000
Subject: COMPENSATION

Dear Friend.

I am very happy to inform you that the transaction has been perfected well through the help of an investor that was introduced to us from Japan.

Since all our effort in conjunction with you were met with various failures and disappointments after the other, there was an Influential party from Japan that was approached on our behalf by THE MANAGER OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT (NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE) and with his (influential party) imputes, the Fund was paid out and I have collected my own share.

Presently, I am in Japan, in partnership with a core investor in the Mining Sector of their economy, we are investing in the industry. But, I am not IN DOUBT of the fact that you did your best in that context, although, it seem that element of doubt crept in. You were not to blame, as there were many Circumstances that would reflect such skepticism to any reasonable being.

For your sincere but unfruitful sacrifices, I pressurized the influential Man to BRING out some amount as COMPENSATION to you, for the resource that you have put in even the time and inconveniences. The sum of $US450.000.00 was what my partner and i agreed to as your compensation value, and the sum was made in draft but, because of my appointment in Japan, I could not get through to you since your number at any time indicated "not in use", I then handed it over to the Secretary of THE MANAGER OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT (NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE).

Her name is: Mrs Rebecca Johnson
E-mail: rebeccajohnson@mailbox.sk

You are to forward to him the following:

1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR FULL ADDRESS
3.YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER

The Secretary is very much informed by me about you and I instructed her to hand over the Draft to you as soon as you contact her. I gave her the CODE 555, which you have to mention for identification.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Frank Benjamin, united Kingdom

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