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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: LAWSON KOLAPO <lawsonkolapo1960@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:25:52 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE GET BACK TO ME NOW

ECO BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. TINUBU SQUARE, VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. From the desk of Dr.L.W Kolapo Executive Governor Eco Bank of Nigeria. Attention. A power of attorney was forwarded to my office this morning by two gentle men, one of them is a Philippines national and he is ENGR . GILBERT M. USON by name while the other person is Mr. JACK MORGAN by name a CANADIAN national. This gentle claimed to be the representative of your company, and this power of attorney stated that you have died, they brought an account to replace your information’s and claimed your fund of $ 32m which it is right now lying DORMANT and UNCLAIMED, below is the new account they have submitted: BANK.-BPI BANK QUEZON AVE. DELTA BRANCH QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES ACCOUNT NO. 2984-0008-66 SWIFT CODE. BOPIPHMM Be further informed that this power of attorney also stated that you suffered and died of a throat cancer. You are therefore given 24hrs to confirm the truth in this information if you are still alive by a telephone call to this bank, to the above stated information of mine. Be informed that any further delay from your side could be dangerous, as we would not be held responsible of wrong payment. So if you know that you are the owner of this information below please give me a call now and reply this mail fast. Full Name: MR. SEOKUK MA My Company : SAMAS TELECOM My Address : 3425-F POMONA BLVD. POMONA, CALIFORNIA 91768 USA TEL: 909-598-0250, FAX : 909-594-6212 Reply me with this email address(lawsonkolapo1960@ yahoo.com ) as soon as you get this mail if you are not dead so that I will know what next to do and get this two person’s arrested also call me on this phone line 2348173544070 NOTICE: This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may contain information that is privileged and confidential, and is intended solely for the use of the individuals or entities to whom addressed. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone or e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that reviewing, disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents herein is strictly prohibited. The best bank in Africa, waiting to hear from you today. Regards. Dr.L.W. KOLAPO

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