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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: "ltd." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <inf.hbltdfxng@foxmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 08:31:36 +0100
Subject: To Whom It May Concerned!!!!!



Heritage banking company ltd.
Private banking section,
Marina (lagos nigeria)
Wesley house, 21/22 marina.
Reg:19868
E-mail: inf.htdfxg@foxmail.com
Tel:+234-1-8423-717/+234-811 591 3177

Attn: beneficiary.

We are pleased to inform you that tour e-mail id appeared amongst the short listed foreign beneficiaries who are to receive the sum of usd$5.5million five million five hundred thousand dollars each. And it was submitted to our bank by the newly appointed Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor - Dr Godwin Emefiele. in conjunction with the federal ministry of finance, senate committee on foreign payment, and Debt Management office (DMO). During our auditing of all the payment files, we discovered that you have not yet claim your approved /inheritance payment, maybe due to one reason or the other, or lack of co-operation of not fulfilling the obligations giving to you by the authorities.

From henceforth, you have to desist from receiving and sending mails or phone calls to non-officials in the bank if you so wish to receive your payment without any further delay through our bank. however, after the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved in finding a solution to this problem, and as you may know, we shall programmed your payment through our swift card payment system powered by ATM Master Card which is the instruction given us by the authority. Or alternately, you can open an on-line account with us to enable a direct wire transfer to any nominated bank account of your choice in your country once the account is activated.

And the atm card which you will use to withdraw your money in any part of the world shall be send to you via courier service. Note: the maximum you can withdraw per day is (USD$10,000.00) ten thousand us dollars. While each transaction is USD$5,000 minimum. To enable us process your USD$5.5million inheritance payment, do send to us the following information's:

Claim form:
(1) Your full name: to be printed on your atm card.
(2) Your receiving address where you want us to send your atm card to.
(3) Phone and fax number:
(4) Age and occupation:
(5) Your nearest international air port in your city of residence:
(6) Sex:
(7) Married or single:
(8) Identification, it could be photocopy of your driver’s license or international passport.

We shall be expecting to receive your information’s as soon as possible. Once again, you have to stop any further communication with anybody or office on this regards. Failure to respond to this notice within seven (7) working days of receipt will attract cancellation of this payment till further notice. Note: in case you receive this message in your junk or spam, it’s due to your internet provider. Do call me for more details and direction.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Tony Madojemu
Private banking section
Group managing director
Heritage banking company ltd.

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