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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: "United Nations" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <undpgh@mail2ghana.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:46:16 +0100
Subject: Irrevocable Order (ATM Card)

UNITED NATIONS REMITTANCE OFFICE
(World Bank Assisted Programmed)
UNDP/UNHCR Secretariat 3rd floor Accra Ghana
Tel/fax: +233-27-595-7597
E-mail: undpgh@mail2ghana.com

Attn: Beneficiary

Subject: IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD

We have been authorized by the newly Appointed United Nations Secretary General, and the governing bodies of the UNITED NATIONS monetary unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and approved in your favor. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that corrupt officials of the Bank who are trying to divert your funds into a wrong Bank Accounts have unnecessarily delayed your payment.

To forestall this, security for your funds was organized in the form of your personal Identification code (PIN) ATM CARD and this will enable only you to have direct control over your funds in the ATM CARD. We will Monitor this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by the Officials of the bank.

An irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued by the Presidency, Republic of Ghana on your Payment. However, we are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/instructions your complete contract funds has been credited in your favor through ATM CARD. You are therefore advice to contact MR. JACOB APPIAH (Director, ATM Department Agricultural Development Bank Ghana) on his E-mail: adbank-gh@mail.kz, Phone: +233-266228011

Contact him now for the delivery of your ATM card. The moment you establish a contact with him an ATM card will be issue to you immediately that you can use to withdraw your fund in any ATM machine in any part of the world. But the maximum daily withdrawal is US$10,000.00 so if you like to receive your funds through this means you are advice to contact the ATM card payment center with the below stated informations:

1. YOUR FULL NAMES (If possible a copy of your IDENTIFICATION)
2. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND YOUR ATM CARD TO (P.O Box not acceptable)
3. YOUR AGE AND SEX
4. PHONES AND FAX NUMBER
5. CURRENT OCCUPATION
6. NATIONALITY
7. HOME EQUITY (Yes or No)

NOTE: You are advised to furnish Mr. Luke Appiah with your full Valid Details. Also, be informed that the Amount to be paid now is 7.3 Million USD only. We expect your urgent response to this message to enable us monitor this payment effectively to avoid further delay or non-payment.

Yours sincerely,
REV. DR. DANIEL ATTAH
UNITED NATIONS (Ghana chapter)

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