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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: "Dr. Charles Haid" (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 12:57:13 +0100
Subject: Your Fund Is Ready For Payment Reply now!!

BRITISH MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF
UNITED KINGDOM LONDON.
OFFICE OF THE BRITISH MINISTRY OF FINANCE LONDON
BMF GF/GB/24/2010.
Private E-mail: charleshaid@rocketmail.com


Release/Transfer Notice for your due Funds (US$10.550M).
payment File No: A-399.

Attn: Beneficiary.

With all due respect, this is to Officially Inform you on a New Order to the release of your over due Payment fund held on The 10th OCT 2010 by the British Ministry Of finance (BMF-UK). The Senate commission on debt's Management and foreign review Payment Committee.

Period to this proceeding meeting, we have been mandated by the senior Economic adviser to the British ministry of finance Under the auspices Of The Accountant General of the federation, to transfer the sum of US$10,550M Usd to your nominated Bank Account as your over due Contract/inheritance fund from the British ministry Of finance Reserved Account.

On this note we will not hesitate as we are under mandate to Ensure that Your payment is been transferred immediately without further delay to Your Bank Account upon your immediate response.

At this point, we wish to remind you to stop all further transaction contact with non-public Office's or whom ever that is not recommended by this Ministry. Our Intelligence Monitoring Unit (I.M.U), and European anti-corruption agencies.have already apprehended some of those hoodlums suspects whom attempted to Divert your Funds.

In respect to this, we have already programmed your fund to be transferred as soon as we hear from you. Please confirm urgently, to enable the operation agency proceed with the Transfer logistics immediately.

Certainly we shall transfer your valued US$ 10,550 M from the Sundry/Suspense Account of the British Government of London being the official Account for International/foreign Payments/debts. A Sundry/Suspense Account can be defined as a secret Account owned by a government and operated by certain assigned Government officials being the authorized signatories whom must sign before Funds can be remitted from such account. For this very account no form of direct withdrawals can be
made from it except a Bank to Bank wire transfer which must be approved by the honorable Britain Minister being the principal signatory to the Account.

Please note that your urgent attention on this matter will be highly Appreciated as it will help us to clear this subject matter at it Earliest time and perform the duty of your fund release transfer immediately into your Bank Account as Instructed.

Finally, you are advised to forward the following Details to us, for the Easy accesses transfer formalities to British ministry of finance Reserved Bank Account to Reference This Transfer.

Your Full Name: _____________________________
Your Complete Address:______________________
Country:______________________
______________
Mobile Number:______________________________
Fax Number:__________________________________
Age: _______________________________________
Occupation: __________________________________
A form of identification (I.D Card or Driver's License) is also required
for official references. _________________________
Company Name (If any) Position and Address________


To this effect, kindly call this office immediately after you read this Official Letter.

I hope this meets your due response as matter of Urgent.

Best Regards

(Dr) Charles Haid
Private E-mail: charleshaid@ocketmail.com

Foreign Payment,
Deputy Executive Director,
British ministry of finance

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