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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: VANI-DAN INVESTMENT LTD <vanidaninvestmentltd@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 16:20:06 -0700
Subject: DID YOU RECIVE MY LAST EMAIL? GET READ AND GET BACK TO ME FAST

Dear,

I am VANI JAMES , senior supervisor baggage unit of the security delivery
bullion van company at John F. Kennedy International Airport. I have
contacted you regarding an abandoned diplomatic consignment box which I
discovered during my recent routine check at our security delivery bullion
van storage vault here in John F Kennedy International Airport here and
the scan report of the box revealed large amount of U S D bills in it which
could be approximately 3million FIVE HUNDRED united States dollars and the
box is still left in our storage vault till date.
According to my investigation, the box was scheduled for delivery to you by
this delivery bullion van company on transit to your city but was
abandoned because the diplomat was unable to pay the US non-inspection
,Yellow Tag, and clearance charges of U S D 6,800 and the details of the
consignment including your name ,physical address , your email address was
boldly indicated on the consignment and the official documents right here
with me .

I have taken it upon myself to contact you personally about this box so
that we can transact this as a deal since it has not been returned to the
US treasury department for onward repatriation to the country of origin as
unclaimed consignment let us share the total money 650% for you and 35% for
me.
To Re-confirm your details, do state your full name, your home address,
your home/mobile telephone number, the nearest airport close to you to my
private email address ( james_ingles@aol.com ). to enable me confirm that
you are the bonafide beneficiary of this consignment As soon as I confirm
you as the beneficiary and upon your acceptance and willingness to
co-operate with me, I will go ahead and make sure this consignment is
delivered to your designated address without hitch hence i will take care
of the outstanding clearance fee of $6,800 and make arrangement for the
save and hitch free delivery of the consignment to your door-step or I can
bring it myself to ensure a successful delivery but you have to assure me
that you will not sit on my 35% of the total fund when finally delivered
to your door step.
I wait to hear from you urgently if you are alive and please remember all
communication must be held confidential if we must succeed. I will call you
after my confirmation and you can also reach me on my below telephone here
in New York

SIR VANI JAMES
TEL:+1 3476202855

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