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: "DANIEL WASHINGTON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <danielchristoxx@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:31:00 +0100
Subject: YOUR FUNDS IS HERE IN NEW YORK........................

HON:BENEFICIARY
 
ENACTMENT OF YOUR DESIGNATED EIGTH MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY FROM USA
 
WE GOT YOUR EMAIL AND YOUR DESIGNATED INFORMATION FROM OUR COMPUTING
SYSTEM AFTER WE HAVE TRANSFERRED THE SUM OF USD4BILLION TO OTHER
CUSTOMERS AND CONTRACTOR IN RESPECT TO THEIR FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN HOLD
DOWN FOR YEARS.WE FOUND OUT YOU DID NOT REPLY OUR EMAIL AND HAVE NOTN
RECEIVED THE SUM OF USD8MILLION THAT IS DUE FOR YOU,HENCE THIS
REMINDER.
 
IN RESPECT TO THIS,YOU ARE REQUIRED TO STOP EVERY COMMUNICATION WITH
ANY BODY,DEPARTMENT AND ORGANIZATION IN NIGERIA AND ANY COUNTRY,AS WE
HAVE WORKED OUT MODALITIES FOR THE PROSECUTION OF YOUR FUNDS WHICH
HAD MEETS ALL NECESSARY DEMANDS BY THE HOMELAND SECURITY AND THAT OF
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
 
 
YOU MUST DIVULGE TO US HOW YOU WANT YOUR FUNDS ENACTED TO YOU.
 
1.ATM CARD?
2.CERTIFY CHEQUE
3.TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT?
 
PICK FROM THE LIST ABOVE.
 
ALL THING BEING EQUAL,BEFORE YOU WILL START WITHDRAWING YOU SHOULD
FORWARD THE UNDERNEATH DOCUMENTS TO US.BUT IF YOU CANNOT GET ANY OF
THE DOCUMENTS,WE WILL MAKE SURE WE HAVE THEM DONE FOR YOU HERE,HENCE
YOU MUST REPLY AND LET US KNOW.WE WILL NOT COLLECT ANY FEE FOR THE
UNDERNEATH TO BE DONE FOR YOU.ALL THAT IS NEEDED IS THE USD100.
 
1. The payment voucher
2. Your payment order
3. Your fund final release order
4. Our Payment agreement with you
5. Exchange control approval
6. Payment validation approval
7. The fund remittances slip.
 
WE NEED YOUR FULL NAME,ADDRESS,PHONE NUMBERS AND AGE
 
WE WOULD HAVE INVITED YOU TO COME OVER FOR QUESTIONING BUT AS A USA CITIZEN WE WILL NOT DO THAT,SO MAKE SURE YOU STOP COMMUNICATION WITH ANYONE AND GET BACK TO US URGENTLY.
 
 
FINALLY,YOU MUST STOP EVERY COMMUNICATION WITH ANY DEPARTMENT,OFFICE OR OFFSHORE CENTER TO ENABLE US ENACT YOUR FUNDS WITHOUT DELAY,AS WE HAVE WORKED OUT THE MODALITIES FOR THE PERSECUTION OF YOUR FUNDS WHICH HAD MEETS ALL NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS IN OUR COUNTRY AND THOSE OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
BEST REGARDS,

Anti-fraud resources: