joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Andrew Tweedie." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dfd.imf.tweedie@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 02:15:54 +0100
Subject: Attention CardHolder,


Attention CardHolder,

Payment Confirmation#: RC/860982-32

After an extensive close door meeting, it was resolved and agreed upon that HSBC Bank Plc London in Collaboration with the JP Morgan Chase Bank America to work extensively to ensure that all contract/Inheritance payment be settled without any hassle. For security reasons, your fund ($10.5 million USD. ) has been packaged in a Visa Infinite ATM CARD.

Your ATM Card has been delivered to the IMF Asset Management office in USA and it will be activated by you the normal way you activate your ATM Card in any ATM Machine. We will monitor this payment ourselves to void the hopeless situation created by previous African bank officials as these is in motion and testifying below are list of an irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued by the British Government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on your Payment. However, we are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation / Instructions; your complete payment of $10, 500,000.00 USD has been credited in your favor through Visa Infinite ATM CARD. Visa Infinite card is your access to a 24-hour, 7 day a week concierge service with no withdrawal limit. With a dedicated toll free number, the concierge will attempt to fulfill any cardholder request big or small. With this special ATM card you can withdraw any amount of money within a day as Visa Infinite card has all of
the benefits of a Visa Gold card

You are advice to contact the director of unclaimed asset management office to release your Visa Infinite Card to your address. As soon as you establish a contact with him, an ATM card will be issued to you immediately which you can use from any Bank ATM Machine in the world, So you are advised to contact (David Harrington) with the following information as stated below:

1. Your Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Age:
4. Occupation:
5. Home Telephone Numbers:
6. Cell phone number

Here is the Directors contact:

Name: David Harrington.
Telephone: +1 (202) 505 9822
Email: www.daveharri.imf@gmail.com

Signed by;
Andrew Tweedie,
Director, Finance Department of IMF
http://www.imf.org/external/np/bio/eng/at.htm

---
This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active.
http://www.avast.com

Anti-fraud resources: