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: "DR.UCHE JOHNSON" <lamido_sanusljr@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: centealbanknig@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2012 09:55:45 +0700 (WIT)
Subject: HELLO GOOD NEWS




(RESOLUTION PANEL ON PAYMENT)PLOT 8/23 WUSE GARKIABUJA-NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
Director, Foreign Operations
ATM Card Department

Attn: Beneficiary

YOUR PAYMENT VIA HSBC-VISA ATM DEBIT CARD.
Account normalization of your banking details has been delayed by
International

Monetary Fund (IMF) and Financial Services Authority (UK). This has made it

necessary for your contract/inheritance payment to be programmed into HSBC
Visa

Atm Debit Card. The total fund in question is $2,500,000.00 This is the
first part

of the Payment of which the balance will subsequently be paid into same
account.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), working in relationship with HSBC
London has

concluded to issue you a VISACARD with which you can access your contract

amount$2,500,000.000 This card center will send you an ATM card which you
will use

to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the

maximum is Ten Thousand United States Dollars ($10,000.00) per day

1. Full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card to (p.o box not
acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation
However for the purpose of proper verification of your Identity, among
other relevant information are release of your HSBC Visa Atm Card to
you, it is important you contact the office of the Director, Debit Card
Dept for a special payment at the below listed address or directly reply
to this

Kindly find below the contact person:
Rev Mark Williams
Director, ATM payment department
Cell: + 234; 708 458 6774
Regards,
Good day!!
DR.UCHE JOHNSON
DIRECTOR, DEBIT CARD DEPT
Email; centealbanknig@yahoo.com.hk




Anti-fraud resources: