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: United Nations Secretariat <mrjohnsteven12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unitednationsecretariat@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 19:53:39 +0800 (CST)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?WW91IHdvdWxkbuKAmXQgYmVsaWV2ZSB5b3UgYXJlIHN1Y2ggbHVja3kgYmVu?=
=?utf-8?B?ZWZpY2lhcnku?=









Welcome to the United Nations. It's your
world.
Website: http://www.un.org/en/
Website: http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/
 
The
United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) is a United Nations
organ whose primary purpose is to perform world-wide audit, investigation,
inspection, programmed monitoring, evaluation and consulting services to the
United Nations Secretariat and the rest of the United Nations System are is
bringing to your the message about your funds.
 
From: Ms. Carman L. Lapointe.
 
THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT I CAME TO BENIN REPUBLIC YESTERDAY FROM NEW
YORK, AFTER SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH US PRESIDENT BARRACKS OBAMA, WORLD BANK
PRESIDENT ROBERT B. ZOELLICK AND THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON DUE TO
NUMEROUS COMPLAINS FROM THE FBI AND OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES FROM ASIA, EUROPE,
OCEANIA, ANTARCTICA,SOUTH AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RESPECTIVELY,
AGAINST THE BENIN GOVERNMENT OVER THE RATE OF SCAM/FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES GOING
ON IN THEY COUNTRY.
I HAVE MEET WITH THE BENIN NEWLY INSTALLED PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
BENIN DR YAYI BONII WHO CLAIMED IGNORANT OF THE EVIL PERPETRATED IN HIS COUNTRY
BUT PROMISED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL FUND BENEFICIARIES/ CONTRACTORS RECEIVE THEIR
FUNDS IN THEIR ACCOUNTS WITHIN NEXT 48HRS. AS DIRECTED IN THE MEETING, WE HAVE
APPROVED A COMPENSATION/PART- PAYMENT OF $2.5M TO ALL AFFECTED BENEFICIARIES
WHICH YOU ARE AMONG. ACCORDINGLY, WE HAVE WAIVED AWAY ALL YOUR CLEARANCE FEES
AND AUTHORIZED THE GOVERNMENT OF BENIN  REPUBLIC TO RELEASE THIS APPROVED FUND
TO YOU WITHOUT ANY DELAY. THE ONLY FEE YOU WILL PAY TO CONFIRM YOUR FUND IN YOUR
POSSESSION IS YOUR NOTARIZATION FEE TO THE UN IS SUM OF $199 ONLY.
 
SO BE ADVICE TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY YOU GET THIS EMAIL NOW BECAUSE EVERY
THING HAS BEEN DONE OK.AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONCE AGAIN NOTE: THAT THIS IS
NOT ONE OF THOSE NIGERIAN / BENIN AFRICAN SCAMS THAT ALL THEY ARE AFTER IS TO
RIPE YOU OFF YOUR MONEY AND AT THE END YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS, BUT NOTE
THAT THIS IS NO SCAM AND IS DIRECTLY FROM OUR  PRESIDENT BARRACKS OBAMA.
 
ONCE YOU SEND THE MONEY, TRY TO NOTIFY ME WITH THE MTCN FOR EASY PICK UP
AND FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS,FOR EASIER RECEIVE OF YOUR
INHERITED FUNDS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY:
 
RECEIVERS NAME: IYKE OKEKE
COUNTRY: BENIN REPUBLIC
City: COTONOU 

TEST QUESTION: $199 USD?
Test ANSWER: Info
AMOUNT: $199
MTCN:
Sender's Name:
 
I HAVE A VERY LIMITED TIME TO STAY IN BENIN REPUBLIC HERE SO I WOULD LIKE
YOU TO URGENTLY RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE FOR MORE DIRECTIVES. AFTER SENDING THE
$199 THROUGH WESTERN UNION OR MONEY YOU WILL ATTACH THE PAYMENT SLIP INFORMATION
TO ME.
 
All The Best,
Ms. Carman L.
Lapointe,
Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services,
Headquarters, New York City.










Anti-fraud resources: