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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: <mrsjacqulinehill@globomail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: apccouriercompany9@phx1-ss-2-lb.cnet.com
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:05:42 +0900
Subject: YOUR BANK DRAFT IS READY FOR DELIVERY!!!?

Good day,

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmation of the Bank Draft of One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars, but I did not hear from you for a couple of months now.Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting to
expire and Mr.Philips the Director Canadian Bank of Cambodia told me that before the Draft will get to your hand that it will expire. So I
now converted it to cash the $1,500,000 Us Dollars to cash payment to avoid you loosing this funds under expiration as I will be out of the country for 5 Months Course and I will not come back till ending of
November 2011.

What you have to do now is to contact the A.P.C EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY OF BENIN as soon as possible to know when they will deliver
your Consignment to you because of the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge and Insurance premium.

The only money you will send to the A.P.C EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY to deliver your Consignment direct to your postal Address in
your country is $80.00 ( Eighty United States Dollars) only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far. Again, don't be
deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $80 us. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will
contact them and in case of Dummorage.

You have to contact A.P.C EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY now for the delivery of your Consignment with this information bellow;

Company Name: A.P.C EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY BENIN
Address:#143B Sangkat tron road monivong,COTOUN BENIN REPUBLICThe Directors name is.
Dr. Johnny Vee

International Shipment Director
Telephone:+2299156905
Email Address: apccouriercompany9@globomail.com

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the delivery.
Finally, remember to indicate this CODE (CD0081) which will prove that you are the owner of the package deposited in their company.

Note this. The A.P.C EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY OF CAMBODIA don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of United Arab Jewelries. They did not know the contents was money. This is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don't let them know that the box contain money.

Sincerely yours,
MRS JACQULINE HILL
(Chairman)
IMPORTANT NOTICE



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