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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: "Mrs. Paulette Beal." <sgtleighannhester691@gmail.com>
Reply-To: paulettebeal57@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 19:32:58 -0700
Subject: UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF THE UK


*UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF THE UKFBI/UN-SPECIAL AGENTASSIGNED TO
LONDON-UK.From: Paulette BealAttention: Though I don't know much about you
and how will take this letter but I have tried to discuss with you on phone
since I arrived London here in the morning today.I was appointed to come to
London by my superior Mr. Ban Ki-Moon and the World Bank President after
considering much fraud/scam reports from the FBI and other Security
agencies from Asia, Europe, Oceania, South America and the United States of
America respectively, against the United Kingdom and the Federal Government
of Nigeria. It is a shame that these two respected great nations have been
in the forefront of scam related activities and the UN has vowed to
eradicate this ugly virus completely and make the World a better place of
living for all. Our intelligence report, reveals that the fraudsters and
scam syndicates use London UK and Nigeria as their base and these evil
perpetrators have rendered so many families useless and caused some people
to take away their own lives after borrowing from friends and relations and
failed to balance back as at when due because of their fake promises. Mrs.
Inga-Britt an ex- UN member was sent to Nigeria Africa previously to tackle
this problem but she compromised and failed. Instead of helping victims to
receive their rightful entitlements, she betrayed them and joined the
fraudsters, Sir Ian Blair of the London Metropolitan Police was retired
before his time because he also compromised with the scammers to get money
from fund owners illegally.Since my arrival, I have met with the President
of the IMF, Sir Oliver Blanchard, the London Metropolitan Police Commander
10, I have also met with the Accountant General of the Great Britain, the
Barclay Bank London and some other bank executives and they have all
endorsed the immediate release of your payment.Sincerely, you are a lucky
person because I have just discovered that some top London officials and
Nigerian Government Officials are interested in your fund and they are
working in collaboration with a foreigner Mr. Nelson Smith from USA to
frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund to an already opened bank
account in New York with this below information:BANK NAME:..............
HSBC BANK U.S.A,BANK ADDRESS:........... 452 FIFTH AVENUES, NEW YORKABA
NUMBER:............. 021001088SWIFT CODE:............. FIBBBJBJ CREDIT
TO:.............. FINANCIAL BANK,ACCOUNT NUMBER:.........
14524139649ACCOUNT NAME:........... ETS MOON EXPORT.These people have
presented this account number to the Barclay Bank and claimed that you gave
them the authority to receive this fund on your behalf. Do respond to this
message now and confirm to me if your UN approved compensation of
£1,000000.00 ( One Million British pounds Sterling) should be released to
these men as applied.Waiting to hear urgently from you!! Sincerely
yours,Mrs. Paulette Beal.*

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