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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: "Rev David Boily" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidboily01960@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:42:16 -0700
Subject: NOTIFICATION FOR RELEASE OF £10.8MGBP

IMF World Regulatory Office London UK
International Funds Regulatory Authority
Inter-Continental Debt Reconciliation Dept.
>From The Desk Of: Rev David Boily
 
Attention: SIR/MADAM
 
                                NOTIFICATION FOR RELEASE OF £10.8MGBP
This letter is written to you in order to change your life from today. I am Rev David Boily, the new director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and all power has been vested on me to make all international payment. I resume duty recently as policy harmonization chairman on public debts.
A committee set up by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and United Nation after the G8 Summit in conjunction with the World Bank to monitor and control all affairs of all banks and financial institutions. The purpose of the committee among others is to investigate, verify and settle all outstanding foreign debts.
Records before me revealed that your payment has not been effected as a result of official negligence as your fund has been identified as either as ghost file, unclaimed deposit, winning fund and over-invoiced sum etc. This abnormality had happened in the institutions where some top officials of the apex bank are interested in your payment and they collaborate with impostors who are carrying fake portfolios with levies to mislead and misguide you as regards the true position of your fund. I write to inform you that we have concluded all the necessary arrangements toward the release of your payment.
Be informed that the British Government has approved the release of £10.8MGBP which has been in Bank UNCLAIMED. Because the top officials of the apex bank refused to tell you the truth on how to claim your fund since they have been using the interest accumulated from your fund every year to enrich themselves without your knowledge. I want to help you PULL OUT this fund to your Bank account today using the easiest and quickest method which has not been known to you before.
But I want to confirm if you are still alive because one Mrs. Sarah Santiago said you are dead and she is your next of kin please if you are still alive I want you to reply this mail to let me know that you are still interested in receiving your £10.8MGBP million because i have been questioned by the bank management in respect to that for they are planning to transfer the fund to Mrs. Sarah Santiago as your next of kin.
Finally, please I shall will be looking forward to hear from you with in the next 24hours to enable this office direct you on how you are going to receive your fund with any delay.
Rev David Boily
Director IMF World Regulatory Office London UK
 

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