joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

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:

Fraud email example:

From: Office File <fileoffice_59@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: westerunionoffic44@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:42:26 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: CONTACT US FOR THIS EMAIL NOW EMAIL.westerunionoffic44@yahoo.com.hk












Attention;
 
We received your mail and the content is well noted, through the board meeting held with the minister of finance we agreed to release all the over due payment in every western union office in Benin Republic to the rightful beneficiaries but the first payment we sent to you was misdirect and onhold because we missplace your name and address and we want you to recomfirm it to us so we can resend  the fund to you and start sending the $1. 500.000.00 us dollars. You are to first pay the sum of $65 transfer of your fund but our federal western union office said that  the owner of the fund most obtain IMF certificate before we start transfer your fund  to you ok , so I myself ask them if the certificate is needed urgent before we start transfer your fund to you and they said yes is needed urgent so that every day we transfer your fund to you, you will pick it up easier without pay any fee again ok ,
 
so I understand that the IMF certificate will cover your payment we will send to you every day because they  said that if we don’t  obtain the certificate on behalf now that will cost you paying fee any day we transfer your payment to you okay so that is the reason why the IMF state certificate is very needed so that will cover your payment that we will send to you every day I think you know that you will  start receive your payment every day as I told you before so my dear the only thing that delay you to start receive your payment every day is that IMF certificate so as soon as we obtain it for your behalf now you will start receive your payment every day so that the certificate will cover your payment every day without you paying any fee again ok,
 
but my dear listen to me now well the only promise am give to you right now is that as soon as am this office for now you will receive all your total fund once you follow my advice okay, so their said that the IMF certificate is very cost before but as of now is only sum of $65 . dollars   so am  Thank God  for that , that the certificate  is not cost much money for now , so noting pass  God  every thing is God in hand okay, so what I need you to do urgent is to send the fee of to obtain  the certificate so that first thing tomorrow morning in my country which is tomorrow morning I confirm the fee of obtain the certificate from you I will driver down to the federal western union office and obtain the IMF certificate for your behalf so that if I return to our office your transfer of your fund will start carry on without waste time ok,

Take note:That we have already sent the first payment of $5000 which the below info is stated:
 
MTCN: 9788593788
SENDER'S FIRST NAME: Eija
SENDER'S LAST NAME: Mantymaki
QUESTION----------What
TEST ANSWER------------Who
AMOUNT-------------------$5,000USDONL
 
CONTACT US  EMAIL. (westerunionoffic44@yahoo.com.hk)
Mr.Chinedu OKOYE
+229-9 98185492
because I want to make sure that you start receive your fund from this week which from tomorrow morning  in my country which is first thing tomorrow morning  okay  because as I receive the fee from you to obtain the IMF certificate will not waste time okay so my dear try all your best and send the fee as you receive this mail I sent to you now okay that is only thing that will delay us to start transfer your fund to you tomorrow okay remember what I told you that if you follow my advice you will receive you fund easier ok,
Meabwhile we are hereby to notify you about the issue of the IMF) certificate which will cost you the sum of $65,update with the payment information with below information:
Below is the information you need to make the payment via our services
(Western Union Money Transfer)
 
SEND THE FEE WITH THIS INFORMATION
 
Reciever Name: :MBANEFO AUSTN
Location: :Cotonou,
Country: :Benin Republic
Text Q: :How  Long?
Answer::::::Soonest
Mtcn::::
AMOUNT:........$65dollars only

Thank
CONTACT US FOR  THIS   NOW 
Mr.Chinedu OKOYE
+229-9 98185492
Yours in Service
Manager in charge






Anti-fraud resources: