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: "Mr.Thomas Chijoke Gary" <uuuwuuuwu@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Mr.Thomas Chijoke Gary" <uuwi983@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 13:01:47 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Payment of (USD$1,500,000.00 Million)




Attention, How are you today? This is to officially inform you that we have verified your overdue Inheritance funds which had not been released or Transferred to you due to you entered into the wrong hands from some Banks and the officials handling your payment in the past.

we concluded our investigations why you have not received your payment due to your lack of Co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to Your overdue Inheritance funds, Meanwhile,you are advised to stop further communications with whosoever non-official persons you are dealing with regard's your overdue Inheritance funds claiming to be working in various banks as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment now from our paying bank.

After the board meeting held at headquarters ABUJA NIGERIA, we have resolved in Finding a solution to your overdue Inheritance funds problem and as you may know, we have arranged Your payment through our SWIFT ATM VISA CREDIT CARD PAYMENT CENTER in Europe, America and Asia Pacific, including here in African which is the instruction given by the general and International payment monetary unit.

The ATM VISA CREDIT CARD which is valued for US$1.5 million (One  Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) will be sent to you at your location which you will use to make withdrawal at any ATM MACHINE in Any part of the world, the maximum withdraw for a daily bases will be ($5,000) as programmed per transaction.

If you like to receive your overdue Inheritance funds this way kindly send us your personal information listed below to enable us proceed in processing to release your ATM VISA CREDIT CARD to you immediately. To claim your ATM VISA CREDIT CARD sends the following information immediately to this E-mail Address     mr.thomaschijokegary@yahoo.com



Your Full name......
You’re Address.......
Your mobile number......
Your age........
You sex......
A copy of your ID card for verification
Your occupation.......
Your country........
Your city..............

Thanks for your co-operation.

Best Regards,
Mr.Thomas Chijoke Gary
Director of International Investigation
Address: 108 GARIK ROAD
ABUJA NIGERIA




Anti-fraud resources: