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: "Mr. Samsom Akun" <peter@embmfg.com>
Reply-To: <samsonakun@gmx.com>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:43:19 +0530
Subject: Final Release Notification

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND {IMF}

Ghana Regional Head-Quarters

Our Ref: AWD1548VGI2

File No: 103DH/011

Report mode: AAC/SUD-678UF

Via: (IMF Information Dept)



Dear Sir/Madam,

The International Monetary Fund {IMF} Regional Office Ghana have received Notification from (IMF) Head-Quarters UK-London, in respect of your pending transaction involving transfer of large sum of money originating from Africa

Details of this notification have shown that you have not receive your fund after several efforts you have made to receive this fund. Your fund has been moved to the Central Bank of Ghana after recent meeting held by {IMF} African Regional Representatives in {IMF} Headquarters UK-London, concerning all unclaimed funds originating from African Countries. Meanwhile, your File/records have shown that you have gone through so many complications and delay through various authorities in the past, in the process of the transfer of your fund, and all your efforts towards this have failed. It has also been traced by the International Monetary Fund Committee that your matter is delayed through corrupt officials, being manipulated by some people you have been in contact with, and you have also spent a lot of money in this process without any positive result.

Report of the delay in your transaction has reached the International Monetary Fund {IMF} Head-Quarters London, and a mandate has been signed by the (IMF) Committee for immediate release of this fund to you via bank to bank transfer, from Central Bank of Ghana.

The International Monetary Fund {IMF}, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Ghana through direct authorization from the Office of the Presidency Ghana, will embark on full process of this exercise through your maximum co-operation, to ensure that your pending fund is finally released to you, without any further complication or delay.

You are hereby required to confirm your full identity to this Office, including your full details, for the commencement of this process.

We anticipate your maximum co-operation for final release of your pending fund.

Yours in Service

Mr Samson Akun
IMF

Anti-fraud resources: