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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: "EZE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrvictoreze@e-mail.ua>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 03:56:30 +0100
Subject: Good day,

 
Good day,
After a board meeting with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) director, Christine Laggard, the US president, Barack Obama and the Committee on Fund Management and Payments newly inaugurated by the
World Financial Services Authority of The United Nations. The sum $8,500,000.00 (Eight  Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) has been approved for payment these first quarters 2013
The main objectives of the board meeting with the IMF director, the US president and the committee on fund management, was to approve the release of all outstanding unpaid/unclaimed funds being owed by banks,
governments or individuals all over the globe through contract /inheritance and lottery payments due to be paid to the rightful beneficiaries within this years.
However, your contact details was found among the one hundred contacts to be paid these first quarters 2013 and we have been liably informed by the telex payment director that, your uncle and his wife contacted
their office this morning claiming that you are in comma and as your next of kin,your pending payment should be wired to their private accounts. In case you are sound and healthy and did not authorized anybody to come in claim of your US$8.5M , we urge you to Re- confirm
your  names, occupation account details, address, ID and direct telephone numbers for verification.
Finally, waiver has been granted in your favor by the committees involved and the only fee that you are advised to pay for the processing and release of your over due fund is $68 only. Kindly get
back to me immediately if you are not in comma with the requested details above and also request for the instructions that you will need in sending the processing fee to the payment processing department.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO OPERATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
Mr Victor Eze

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