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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: Sarah Johnson <sarahjohn2738@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sarahjohnon1190@yahoo.com.tw
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 15:13:23 -0700
Subject: INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DESK OF CUSTOMS PROTOCOL OFFICER

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DESK OF CUSTOMS PROTOCOL OFFICER

ATTN: SIR/MADAM,

I wish to inform you that we have a package here in our custody at
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT with your name and address on it, the package
contains an ATM CARD which is value at $8,500,000 USD including documents
of funds which was awarded to you. The package was heading to your address
but it was stopped because the package does not have a INTERNATIONAL
DELIVERY PERMIT to enable it enter your city/residential area.

I have tried to contact the sender of the package but he has not responded
to his email for over 100days now, so i had to contact you, if the package
is not collected soon, it will be sent back to the sender or it will be
destroyed/terminated for delivery. Your attention is needed here at the
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT to come and provide the INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY
PERMIT,so your package can continue to your address or if you can not come,
call me or email for an alternative immediately.

Re-confirm the below information:
Full Name============Mobile Phone Number=======City===================Nearest Airport ==========Country================Current Home Address=======
You have only 48hrs to get back to me as soon as you receive this mail
because this airport do not have space and vacancy for items unable to
reach its destination, you are advice to respond as quick as possible.
Below are my contact details to reach me, send me
email:sarahjohson782@yahoo.com.tw for onward procedure on how to get the
situation resolved.

Based on this you are instructed to send this mandatory fee of $100 fee via
money gram or western union money transfer system as soon as possible, to
the deliver courier service with the name of our receiving officer ANUM
CHINOSO. Once that is done, kindly email sarahjohson782@yahoo.com.tw to me
the western union MTCN NO, for proper confirmation of the fee,so that he
will deliver your atm card to you in your home address without any more
delay.

PAYMENT INFORMATION.

RECEIVER'S NAME:ANUM CHINOSO
RECEIVER'S ADDRESS:LAGOS-NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION: WHAT FOR
TEXT ANSWER: GOOD
SEND THE MTCN
SENDER'S NAME AND ADDRESS
AMOUNT;$100

Please give me your cell phone number.

I await your urgent response to enable us commence.

Yours Sincerely.

Mrs Sarah Johnson
AIRPORT AUTHORITY

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