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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 D Azumah" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info@clearancehouselondon.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:04:15 -0800
Subject: Payment Notification

Sir,

The Bitter Truth.

Do you want to continue spending your money on endless request of one document or the other after which you pay to obtain it,another problem comes up which means another money.You are always at the giving end with the hope of getting something at the end it another demand because of a small problem which will be the last.

The only solution is to end this transaction the way you started it.You have spent enough,let us wire the funds out to you and destroy every document and i run away with my family.This can be finished in less than five bank working days.

Am the junior officer responsible for communicating wire instructions to correspondent banks.I know how it works and all confirmations comes back to me.Currently,we are here in London on verification and payment exercise,that is when i discovered what you have been through.

Conditions.

You will not call me on the bank"s telephone lines.

If you want to call me on phone it will be from 6pm London time

You must convince me that i will get my share thereafter,because i will become a fugitive after wiring the fund

You must be able to pull funds from your bank account within 48hours on confirmation.

Finally,i will 40% of any amount i wire to you.

If these terms are acceptable by you,send me the banking details,including telephone and fax numbers with ABA or routing numbers.Also,i need to have your international passport copy or drivers license for identification purposes.I will keep other details for now.

REPLY ALL MAILS TO ME ON THIS EMAIL.dazumah@gmail.com Tel.+44770 007 7335

Its your call.

Mr D Azumah

Debt Clearance Commission

HSBC HQ

8 Canada street

London

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