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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: =?utf-8?Q?=E6=88=B4=E4=B8=BD=E7=9B=88?= <mtescribve@lycos.com>
Reply-To: gerfasel2772@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 23:00:34 +0000
Subject: URGENT UPDATE ON YOUR CONSIGNMENT


Attention Consignee,

I am Mr Gerhard Fasel the Delivery Agent from Eagle Wings Worldwide Logistics. I have been appointed to convey the shipment of your fund to your residential address. I am bearing your consignment Box, which contains the sum of $2.5 Millions US Dollars which has been securely packed in a Samsonite Security (Combination-Locked) Tamper-Proof Box and consigned to you. I was contracted by Mr Frederic Guillaume, the Liaison Officer of Buffett Charity Foundation/Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Paris - France, for onward delivery of your consignment to your address, after their initial letter to your email address regarding this payment was not replied.

Now due to exigencies, be informed that in order to ensure a free passage of way while I will be delivering your cash, an on site checks exclusion Cash-On-Transit waiver has to be obtained, because most EU countries' domestic laws will bring unnecessary delays and interference if this area is not covered, this will even help me again while in your own country, because the itinerary of my journey from Spain here will be laid out in the Transit Waiver. Therefore, the acquisition of this Waiver is what you will have to take up with me as soon as possible because it is very important that the Waiver is obtained before I leave for your country. Customs officials at the Barajas International Airport here in Madrid has directed me to where I can obtain the Waiver from European Network and Information Security Agency office at the European Commission Convention Secretariat here in Madrid, Spain.

However I am sorry to inform you that while I was going through my documents here at the Customs Stand in Barajas International Airport here, I discovered that I misplaced all your details, your delivery address inclusive. Please re-confirm the following information below so that I will know the right address to deliver your funds to immediately I arrive your country.

a. Your full names:......
b. Your detailed physical address(Specifying the Nearest Intn'l Airport):......
c. Direct telephone contact(preferably mobile line):.......
d. A copy of your identification( National ID Card or Passport or Driver's License ):....
e. Designation(occupation or status):.........
f. Your Age/ Sex:..........

Please note that all communication must be kept extremely confidential, no third party should know about my movement.

I am waiting for your message.

Regards

Agent Gerhard Fasel

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