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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: "UNITED NATION"<unitednationtrustfund@shqiptar.eu>
Reply-To: mr.jbrown094@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 08:51:42 +1000
Subject: RE: YOUR COMPENSATION

UNITED NATION OFFICE
INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
(Internal Audit and Investigation Department)



Dear beneficiary,




After series of consultation, this is to inform you that your overdue compensation fund valued at US$2,450,000.00 (Two Million Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand United State Dollars) has been approved by the United Nations Internal Audit Monitoring and Investigation Department. Your file has been submited to the payment officer for processing.

Following series of complaint from the FBI and other Security agencies from Asia , Europe, Oceania, and United States of America respectively against the Federal Government of Nigeria for the rate of corruption and scam activities perpetuated in the country, The United Nation under the supervision of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has consulted with the Nigerian Government to look in to this trend. This was discussed during the last U.N. meetings held at Abuja Nigeria in which a decision was reached to compensate scam victims. The motion to compensate scam victims has been approved by the Nigerian House of Assembly before the end of this current administration. This is as a result of intense pressures from the United Nation (UN) following complaints from the FBI, Interpol, and other security agencies. Your file is amongst the 78 listed beneficiaries according to the list submitted to my office yesterday by the U.N delegate appointed to supervise this process.


To receive your payment, you are required to contact the payment officer in charge of your file with your complete information (Full name, Address, phone/fax number, Age, Sex, Marital status and occupation)

Person to Contact:
Barrister John Brown
GTB GROUP WEST AFRICA
Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria .
EMAIL:mr.jbrown094@gmail.com


All listed beneficiaries are provided with a code which you are required to confirm with the payment officer, your code is (UN398438NG015) You must include this code in your subject when contacting the payment officer to enable him trace your file and process your payment without delay.

Lastly; according to the update Report from Economic and Financial Crimes Commision (EFCC), your contact information was found on the list of one of the Syndicates arrested by the EFCC who subsequently confirmed you as one of their victims. You are hereby warned to stop further communication with anyone you do not know or have not met and do not duplicate this message for any reason whatsoever as the EFCC and U.S. secret service are still on the trail of other criminals, make sure you do not disclose this to anyone till they are all apprehended. It is in your best interest as all scam artist will offer you NOTHING.



Sincerely,

Mohamed Ibn Chambas,
Head, UN Envoy
United Nations office
West Africa.

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