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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: mossff78@aol.com
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 05:40:46 -0700
Subject: YOUR US$1,500.000.00

MY DEAR BELOVED FRIEND

I am Barrister Phillip Adams (Esq.), the UN Attorney on Financial Crime! Settlement. the United Nations secretary-general has delegated me (Barrister Phillip Adams) as the Internal auditor, monitoring & investigation division of the Office of the Internal Oversight Services (OIOS).

This is to inform you that your unclaimed online lottery fund of USD$1,500.000, (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) from UK,is still pending with the Reserve Bank of Nigeria, the new governor Mallam lamido sanusi lamido, has requested the Bank to complete your transfer to your account. You are to send the information below for immediate transfer,

1.) FULL NAME:
2.) ADDRESS:
3.) PHONE/OCCUPATION:
4.) BANK DETAILS:
5.) AGE:SEX:STATE:COUNTRY:ZIP:
6.) Photocopy of your passport ID or any other valid government issued ID document.
7.) Amount to receive

please are you away of this woman who come to claim your fund CLARIFY US IF YOU REALLY SEND MRS MARTHER ANDERSON FROM U.S.A TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND: HERE IS HER .Address 13825 Cerritos Corporate Drive Suite C, Cerritos California USA 90703 HER TELEPHONE: 1-800-221-8714 HER E-MAIL: marther4anderson1@aol.com

SHE HAVE SUBMITTED HER BANK DETAILS TO TRANSFER THIS FUND TO HER AND SHE IS NOW READY TO PAY TRANSFER FEE OF USD$520. BUT WE ASK HER TO HOLD ON FOR FINAL VERIFICATION SHE TOLD US THAT YOU ARE ON A HOSPITAL SICK BED THAT YOU SEND HER TO RECEIVE THIS PAYMENT IN HER ACCOUNT PLEASE IF THIS IS TRUE NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WE CAN ASK HER TO SEND PROCESSING/TRANSFER FEE OF USD$520. TO THE BANK TO ENABLE THEM CREDIT THESE USD$1,500.000 INTO HER ACCOUNT IN UNITED STATES

PLEASE SEND ALL YOUR VERIFICATIONS DETAILS TO THIS E-MAIL (barr_phillipadams@oregonducks.org) WE CAN ONLY REPLY TO YOU HENCE YOU CONTACT US WITH THESE (barr_phillipadams@oregonducks.org)

Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Phillip Adams (Esq.),
UN Attorney!on Financial Crime

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