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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: "Manager Ishmael Lomo" <ubabankpl.ubabankplc@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 13:12:48 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: UBA BANK PLC,GET BACK US.




U B A BANK PLC

Dear customer I will like you to act very fast so that this transfer can
be make into your account,

Mr. THOMAS GRONBORY, From Denmark is the one who deposited this money on
your name, November 2009 that is when he deposited this money on your name
45, MILLIONS US DOLLARS (FOURTH FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS) as been deposited
in your name since 2009,

But right now we are doing the edition of our account in our bank, When we
now find out that this money have been deposited on your name here in our
bank.
Mr. THOMAS GRONBORY, from Denmark according to what he wrote on the file
he told the bank that if anything happen to him that the funds must be
transferred to you.

Mr. THOMAS GRONBORY gave the bank his International ID and little about
himself, he was a successful business man in American and Ghana,and
London, England, according to the file, But when we have investigate about
him and later find out that he is dead, that is why we must transfer this
money as soon as possible to you in your account, below are the
information that we need for we to start the transfer.

First name..................
Last name.........................
Address ………......................
Bank Account Number…………
You’re Account Information…………

City..........................
Country........................
Zip/Postal code...................
Home Phone Number...................
Call Phone Number............................

Hope to here from you soon.
Department of Foreign Transfer

Manager Ishmael Lomo
UBA BANK PLC
Phone: +233543916860

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