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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: Mr Marcel Hill <selecao@carpelo.com.br>
Reply-To: Mr Marcel Hill <marcelhill10140@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 15:07:10 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL $1.8MILLION DOLLARS TO DELIVER IN YOUR HOME
ADDRESS?/

MY DEAR FRIEND,


I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME.I AM MARCEL HILL, I WORK IN THE BANCO PINCHINCHA QUITO ECUADOR SOUTH AMERICAN, AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT,I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN MY SEARCH FOR AN HONEST PERSON.

I WANT YOU TO HELP ME CLEAR THIS BOX THAT IS ALREADY DEPOSITED WITH SECURITY COMPANY THROUGH OUR BANCO PINCHINCHA ACCREDITED SECURITY COMPANY AGENT BUT THE CONTENTS OF THE BOX IS ($1.8 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) ALL IN $100.00 BILLS, BELONGING TO MY LATE CUSTOMER WHO DIED EARLIER LAST YEAR, BUT THE SECURITY COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THAT IT IS MONEY THAT MY LATE CLIENT HAVE INSIDE BOX BECAUSE THE BOX WAS DEPOSITED WITH THE COMPANY AS FAMILY BELONGING FOR SECURITY REASON.

ALL I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME NOW IS TO FORWARD TO ME THIS BELOW INFORMATION,YOUR CURRENT/PRIVATE MAILING ADDRESS
YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBER AND I HOPE THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY,YOU WILL HAVE 40% AND 60% WILL BE FOR ME.
NOTE MY IDENTITY MUST NOT BE REVEALED TO ANYBODY.

IF THIS ARRANGEMENT IS OKAY BY YOU, RECONFIRM YOUR DELIVERY INFORMATION SUCH AS ,YOUR FULL NAME,YOUR HOME ADDRESS AND COUNTRY,OCCUPATION,YOUR CELL TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND AGE,

E-MAIL ME AT ( marcelhill10140@gmail.com ) FOR SECURITY REASONS. OTHER MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO ME INCLUDING SENDING YOU THE CONSIGNMENT BOX CODE NUMBERS TO OPEN THEM.

NOTE: COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE STRICTLY THROUGH E-MAIL OR PHONE FOR SECURITY REASONS.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,


IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL AND FEEL THAT YOU WILL ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER, SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS ON HOW TO GET THE CONSIGNMENT BOX OF MONEY DELIVERED TO YOUR ADDRESS LET ME KNOW.


STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL!!!
YOURS FRIEND
MR MARCEL HILL

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