419 scam: "ANDERSON"<george_anderson@sify.com> UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION.

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- george_anderson@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ANDERSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andersonjrgeorge@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:05:28 -0800
Subject: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION.

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION.
Your Ref code: 10667FV for security reasons.
Dept: Anti-Terrorist & Monetary Crimes Division
Office: Washington, D.C. Headquarters
Address: J. Edgar Hoover Building 93 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001

Attn: Beneficiary

This is to officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have thoroughly investigated by the help of our Intelligence monetary Network System that it has to be enhanced, with a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your long over due payment due to excessive demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials in nigeria, after which your fund remain unpaid to you, We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed, Click on this link to see for yourself

(http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm

therefore, We have contacted the Federal Ministry Of Finance in london on your behalf and they take of your payment solution to your problem by arranging a compensation payment iof (400,000.00 pounds) into the account you are going to provide.

we will advise you to stop very comminection with who so ever you are dealing and stop every other payments to anybody.we know you have spend a lot of money on this and we can help you recovery all the money you have spent if only you can keep this with you,we know you have been told a lot of story to get money from you.

the united nation has paying scammers since year 2003 and it come to your turn for your own payment.

1. Full Name:___________________
2. Address:____________________
3. Nationality:_____Sex___________
4. Age:_____ Date of Birth:__________
5. Occupation:___________________
6. Phone:_______Fax:_____________
7. State of Origin:_____Country:_____
8. Driver's lincence:________________
9. Copy Of Your Identity:____________
10 Telephone____________________

Anticipate your earliest response, and always ensure to quote this ref code 10667FV for security reasons to mr Dark Mark.
Dark MARK
UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAY MANGER
(george_anderson@sify.com)
We do await your quick response earnestly so we can proceed with our Investigation and make sure your ATM SWIFT CARD gets to you accordingly without Delays.
Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.
Hope to hear from you soonest.
Sincerely,
FBI Director.
Kelvin Bell

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam