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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: "HM TREASURY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dannyalexanderhmtreasury@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 10:38:45 -0000
Subject: YOUR FUND

FROM THE DESK OF CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE HM TREASURY.

Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
HM Treasury
1 Horse Guards Parade
London SW1A 2HQ

Attn: Sir,

Under the authority of HM TREASURY Executive Council/Parliament of UK, and
my own capacity as the Chief Secretary to the Treasury/Director in charge
of payment Hm Treasury, I hereby took liberty to address your good self on
the above subject matter.

We got petition letter included death certificate tendered as your next of
kin to divert your fund to account in Iran, and diversion of payments
meant for foreign contractors in to their relative or friends account
oversea living contractors perpetual penury.

This informed recent crucial Executive/Parliamentarian meeting held within
presidential 25th July, 2012. The purpose of this meeting was to have
critical look on several petitions, trace origin of levity or improper
handling of payment procedures and to fashion out impressive way to effect
payment of fund as envisaged in Government policy 2012.

On the strength of the above, during council meeting has resolved to
accede contractors demand to have their part payment of US$ 15,000,000.00
be paid process/release payments to contractors through HM TREASURY
account with their paying bank in London as follow -- payment master list
is been categorized AB & C and already provided for effective completion
of transfer.

Furthermore, I am willing to assist you get this funds transfer to you
hence you assure me you will compensate me as soon as you receive your
funds in to your account, hence I am writing you from my private mail box,
I must confess that I am interested in the transaction.

Await your urgent response.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,
Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP.
For and on behalf of Hm Treasury.

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