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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: "ZENTH BANK P.L.C" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <znthbankplc01@e-mail.ua>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:59:07 -0700
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary

 
YOUR PAYMENT FUND
ZENITH BANK P.L.C
NO 6 AHMADU WAY GARIKI  CORPORATE HQ
PO Box 1647 56 105th Avenue CLOSE
TEL +234 8034 451 497
Ref: Payment of $10.5 million
 
Attention: Beneficiary,
 
We received instruction few days from our correspondence bank to transfer the sum of $10.5 million into your account which we are on the process to open an online banking account on your name and forward to you the account information so that you can transfer your fund into
your regular account in your country by your self, to avoid any problem. But we are surprise this morning when we are about to open your online banking account and received another email from Mrs JANE MOORE whom claim to be your representative and forward to us the following account information for us to transfer the fund into her account..
 
The account which she forward to us as follow.
NAME JANE MOORE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK BANK
ADDRESS: ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428
 
Please, Do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this lady is from you and has your authority to receive your fund .If this lady is not your representative, You are requested to fill and send this information for verification purpose, so that your fund value of $10.5
million united state dollars will be paid to you through online banking method.
 
1. YOUR FULL NAME..........................
2. YOUR TELEPHONE......
3. FAX...................................................
4. AGE...........
5. SEX....................................
6. YOUR OCCUPATION................................
7. YOUR ADDRESS........................
 
HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.JANET WHITE, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY, WE WILL PROCESS AND RELEASE THE FUND INTO Mrs JANE MOORE ACCOUNT. Confirm your receipt of this mail without delay and get back to me via our alternative email address(znthbankplc01@e-mail.ua) or via this email.
And take note that some may be contacting you or will soon contact you regarding this same transaction,but they were not from this bank,because the bank have dismissive them due to their illegal duties,so never listen to them as they contact you.
 
Yours in service
Best Regards.
Mr.Barry maxwell
(Account manager zenith bank plc)...

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