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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: "Pastor Anthony Egoh" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revjamespatrick2000@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 05:31:26 +0100
Subject: For immediate transfer of your funds

>From United Nation Organization
NYS Office of Homeland Security
1220 Washington Avenue
7th Floor, Suite 710
Albany, NY 12226
            &
Chairman Committee On Foreign Contract And
Inheritance  Payment Notification
FROM:CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
   
Attn: Sir
   
The U.S.A Government, World Bank,Imf and  United Nations Organization Official Has Approve your part payment of your Contract/Inheritance
payment Valued at usd$10.5Million USD in conjunction with British Government and Homeland Security.
   
This International Remittance Department( CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA) was set up to discover an outstanding unpaid fund being owned to Governments or Individuals all over the world through Contract, Inheritance and Lotto Winners Payment.
   
However,a decision was made last week With this development, a woman by name (MR.SVERRRE RYING) came to our office with an application stating that you gave her the power of attorney to be the beneficiary of your Outstanding contract/Inheritance payment. She made us to believe that you are dead and that she is your next of kin. We got your email address through computerization report, Board Organization and we decided to send an email through this address hoping to find out if you are Dead or Alive and also to find out if you at any time give this woman the power of attorney to represent you.
   
Please let us know also if you are aware of this development,hence we are almost ready to transfer part payment of $10.5M  of your outstanding
funds to her nominated bank account stated below:
 
MY BANK:DEN NORSKE BANK
ADDRESS:ÅDHUSGATEN 11-15, 3201, SANDEFJORD, NORWAY
ACCOUNT NAME:SVERRRE RYING
ACCOUNT NUMBER:12029015854
SWIFT CODE:DNBANOKKXXX
IBAN:NO6512029015854
   
If you are not aware of the above instruction, do respond to this email immediately by contacting the head of the International remittance
department (REV.JAMES PATRICK). His contact information are written below:
   
Name: REV.JAMES PATRICK
Direct Telephone Number:+234-8167548536
E-mail: revjamespatrick2000@gmail.com
   
For immediate transfer of your funds be informed that you are not allowed to correspond or contact any person or office with respect to this
transfer other than this office, you are required to send to him an email with your full name,Company or Residential address and your direct
Telephone number,Fax Number and your mobile phone where you can be reach at all time.
   
Yours Sincerely,
Pastor Anthony Egoh

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