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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: Nelson Smith<arin@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: nssunofficeusa@accountant.com
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 18:16:15 -1100
Subject: Hello Dear,

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION
14A AWOLOWO LANE, IKOYI
LAGOS NIGERIA.

Motto: No Body is Above the Law

Attention: Fraud victim,

Please if you’re not interested in this please do not reply okay,please with your understanding and get back to us if you’re interested…….!!!!


Firstly we introduce this commission, Economic & Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) we fight cyber crime, Internet fraud, scam and money
laundering in Africa and United Kingdom.

Our commission has been in existences since 2004 and our duty is to
stop internet fraud. We have over 3,500 of them in our jails
aroundAfrica and UK and we are still looking for these internet
fraudsters and we are aware that a lot of foreigners have been
deceived and huge amount of money has also been lost to this
fraudsters after promising you percentages in their letters for you to
help them move funds and
they will end up demanding for money from you and in return you will
get nothing.

The Leaders of the African Crime fighters has come together to inform
the world what is going on now and we have recovered over $422 Million
Dollars (Four Hundred and Twenty two Million Dollars) from the people
we have apprehended. The reason we are writing you this letter is
because your name was given to us by one of the fraudsters in our
detention room after serious investigation and our aim is to refund
all lost fund to its legitimate owner.

In addition to the compensation amount also approved in your favor is
One Million United States Dollars (US$1,000,000.00) that will be paid
to you in the next few days through a direct wire transfer to your
account.We have make a necessary arrangement with the Director of
FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK NIGERIA PLC to process all the payment.

The only thing that you will do is to contact the below FCMB
telegraphic department director and furnish him with the following
data of yours immediately as we intend finalizing this payment in few
days time.


Your full Names
YourResidential address
Your direct phone/Mobile Line
CONTACT PERSON:

Nelson Smith
DIRECTOR,TELEGRAPHIC DEPT FCMB
PHONE: +234-8133933332
EMAIL: nelson_smith9@aol.com


Yours truly,
Mrs. Favor Emeh
(SECRETARY EFCC)

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