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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: "Head of Senate on Foreign Matter." (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 02:46:33 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION OF $1,000 000 TO SCAM VICTIM.

 
COMPENSATION OF $1,000 000 TO SCAM VICTIM.
Attn,Beneficiary
 
This is to bring to your notice that The Nigeria Senate House delegated from the United Nations has resolved to pay 100 Nigerian 419 scam victims $1,000,000 One Million Dollars each; you are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims.
On this faithful recommendations, I want to bring to your notice that during the last UN meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, in other to retain the good image of the country, the president of the country is now paying 100 victims of this operators $1, 000,000 One Million Dollars each.
Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Nigeria,According to the number of applicants at hand, 40 beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more 60 left to be paid the compensations of $1,000,000 One Million Dollars each.
Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever, the US secret service is already on trace of the criminals.
For more vital information, please visit:
http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/news1jul.htm
Now you are directed to contact the Office of the Accountant General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Attention to Dr. Stanley Lawson immediately for your compensation PAYMENT PIN-CODE of $1, 000,000 One Million Dollars.
Contact Person: Stanley Lawson
Auditor. Accountant General Office
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Email: standley_lawson@yahoo.com
Contact him now and inform him that you received an email from The Federal House of Senate Federal Republic of Nigeria, directed you him to obtain your payment PIN-CODE for the release of your compensation.
NOTE : We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming call, if we still find out that you are still dealing with all those fraudsters that have been frustrating estracting money from you, We shall stop and cancel your payment immediately .
Yours faithfully,
Andrew O. Obaseki,
Head of Senate on Foreign Matter.
Federal Republic of Nigeria

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