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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: "BROWN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uunntw@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 21:08:33 +0100
Subject: European Union Commission.............Urgent

European Union Commission Complex
21st Crescent, off Constitution Avenue
Central Business District Abuja
 
From the desk of:
Sir. Morris Brown
Head of Delegation to Nigeria
European Union Commission
 
Attn: Dear,
 
I write to alert you as the head delegate of European Union Commission to Nigeria, under the strict supervision of European Union Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over the series of complaints received of non-payment of foreign beneficiaries fund from the Nigeria Government.
 
As a result of this laudable project, we have met with the Government of Nigeria on the consent of the European Union Commission and FBI for immediate release of all the beneficiaries inheritance, contract funds. But we were made to understand that the allotted paying bank could only release the Interest accrued to every beneficiaries until issues relating to the principal fund is completed.
 
As regards to these ongoing developmental strive, a comprehensive audit have conducted with the ZENITH BANK PLC the paying bank to ascertain actually the INTEREST of your fund and it was revealed that your accrued INTEREST is US$1.7M which you have to contact the bank urgently to commenced processing the release of your fund, note that this bank will issue you PAYMENT APPROVAL to show substantiation of this payment. The bank contacts are as follow.
 
BANK NAME: ZENITH BANK PLC
CONTACT PERSON: MR. ANDREW OJEI
DIRECT LINE: 234-802-0306526
EMAIL: zenithbanknigplc11@gmail.com
 
Communicate the above paying bank with your details as follows.
 
Your Full Names and Address
Your Direct Phone Number
Your Profession and Age
 
These delegations expect to hear from you as soon as you institute contact with the bank for update so as to keep our record for the purpose of translucent and answerability.
 
Sincerely,
       
Sir. Morris Brown
Head of Delegation to Nigeria
European Union Commission
 

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