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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: "MRS. HELEN MARK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.helenmark12@ymail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 09:20:20 -0700
Subject: WASHINGTON FUND NOTIFICATION DCUNCLAIMED

WORLD DEBT Recovery Committee
98540 East Olympia
WASHINGTON FUND NOTIFICATION DCUNCLAIMED

I am Mrs. Susan Jones, the newly inaugurated World Debt Recovery (WDRC). My committee has a mandate to recover unpaid debts associated with NNPC contracts, Lottery fund, inheritance fund, loans and grants etc ranging from $ 1M-$ 19.5 million owed to beneficiaries and various companies around the world (Asia, Europe, USA, Africa and Australia) and submit the list of unpaid beneficiaries or companies appointed by the two government banks to pay immediate payment of funds.

In the course of our investigation, your email address / data were selected from the first fifteen individuals yet to be paid hence this email. However, we received a request today from a Mrs.Christina Morgan that you are dead. According to her, who died in a plane crash as such your fund should be paid to her as the heir apparent. She also submitted the bank account in Bank of America for the transfer of funds to it.

To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to wrong individual / beneficiary, I have decided to contact you for confirmation. If I do not hear from you after 72 hours, it will be assumed that the petition of Mrs. Morgan is true and the fund will be paid without further delay.
Therefore, if you are still alive, reconfirm your details,
1. Full name: ____________________________
2. Address: ______________________________
3. Nationality: ____________ Sex___________
4. Age: ____________ Date of Birth: ________
5. Occupation: ___________________________
6. Phone: _______ Fax: _____________________
7. State of Origin: _______ Country: _______
8. Copy of passport or any scanned identity International yourself.and how to test you want your fund to immediately focus attention paid officer.
The answer to my email address: (mrs.helenmark@ymail.com)
Sincerely,
Mrs.helen brand. (WDRC)

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