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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: "STANDARD BANK PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <standardbkatmcardoffice@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 11:55:44 -0800
Subject: STANDARD BANK PLC

STANDARD BANK PLC
Cannon Bridge House
25 Downstate Hill, EC4R 2SB020 7815 3000
Contact Us @standardbankplc290@gmail.com
Our Ref: ATM/13470/IDR
STANDARD BANK PLC ATM CENTER


YOU ARE HEREBY WARNED TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY BANK OR OFFICE REGARDING THIS FUND FOR SAFETY REASONS.OR YOU WILL BE AT RISK.(Be Warned)

Attention: NEW SWIFT CARD PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS.

>From office of the Manager ATM CENTER STANDARD BANK PLC (MRS.SARAH) This is to intimate and guide you, on the approval of your payment worth over Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (US$5.5000,000.00) which was approved/released in your name here last week by the FOREIGNAFFAIRS department of STANDARD BANK PLC.It is therefore our pleasure to letting you know that we have verified your contract/inheritance payment file and discovered that your file was long overdue for payment since 2010, and the reason you have not received your payment, is because your file was dumped by one of our fiduciary agent in-charge of your file.And till date, you have not been able to receive your contract/inheritance payment.

To this end, all your efforts to secure the release of your fund failed. We therefore wish to advise that you stop any illegal transaction with any person(s) or office(s), regarding your contract/inheritance funds, as continuing with them, to claim your contract/inheritance funds will further frustrate and stop your payment claim.We have received an express mandate and instructions from the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT to commence the immediate release of your funds through our swift card payment center. We have therefore concluded arrangements for the release of your payment via an ATM CARD. You shall receive your payment sum through our card center.


They shall send to you an ATM CARD, which contains the above mentioned sum, that you will use to withdraw your contract/inheritance funds in any ATM CENTER with a maximum withdrawal of $4,000 to $5,000 United States Dollars daily. However, Note that this method of payment will be granted if you are okay with it for the release of your contract/inheritance entitlement. You are advised to get back to us with your full contact details to claim your FUNDS/ATM CARD. Which is as stated below. You are required to provide the following information:

1. Your full name.
2. Phone number.
3. Your Current Address.
4. Your age
5. Occupation
6. Attach a copy of your id Card for identification.

To enable me forward it to the ATM DEPARTMENT FOR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION on the release of your ATM Card. Please note: The ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER has been mandated to issue out $5.5000,000.00 (Five Million five hundred thousand, United States Dollars)only as part payment of your contract/inheritance entitlement for the year 2010-2013.You are hereby warned to stop further communications with any person(s) or office(s) apart from the ATM Card payment Department or Dr.Henry Les in order to avoid revoke of your payment. You are advised, to follow all the instructions given to you by using our code of conduct, which is.............(ATM-13470)..............you have to use it as your subject heading, when contacting the ATM CARD CENTER to enable them attend to your email fast. As soon as you receive this message, you are advised to direct your email to the Manager ATM Department STANDARD BANK PLC for further update..


BEST REGARDS
MRS.SARAH EMAIL: standardbankplc290@gmail.com
MANAGER ATM CENTERSTANDARD BANK PLC
Contact us@standardbankplc290@gmail.com

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