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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: "Mr. Aminu Ismail –" <0ebl0ebl0@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <eebbllebl@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 21:16:27 -1100
Subject: Are you indeed dead or alive.

Enterprise Bank Limited EBL,
Plot 143, Ahmadu Bello Way,
Victoria Island, Lagos-Nigeria.

Attention: Messrs,

In the course of our General Auditing and Account, we discovered that the Bank Accounts belong to some benefactors have been changed on the basis that the owners have died some time last year or have given out an authorization note of change of data.

After the investigations however, it was revealed that there are some foreigners who are collaborating with retired staffs to make these changes illegally without the knowledge of the benefactors and one traced to your own account change is this Mr. Ronald Brian Anthony Rochester who said you are dead, hence he have forwarded some documents of funeral service held for you as to divert your fund. He has also forwarded this bank account below as the new account that will receive this money.

Bank: Westpac, Australia's First Bank,
275 George Street, SYDNEY, NSW, Australia 2000
BSB/Account Number: 732044 653111
Account Name: Ronald Brian Anthony Rochester
Swift Code: WPAC AU 2 S

But we wanted to confirm if actually this is true and hence decided to write to your email address which after two days from now and there is no response from you. We will then know that you are dead indeed and go on with the transfer to Mr. Ronald Brian Anthony Rochester's account. If proved otherwise by you that you did not die, please forward to us all the related benefactors particulars including your full name, telephone number, contact address.

These details from you will help to assist us reach a conclusion that you are not dead. Anything contrary to his claim will help us charge this man to court and prosecute him while your fund will be paid to you immediately without any further delay. You have to get back to us on time for us to commence legal proceedings against Mr. Ronald Brian Anthony Rochester and his accomplices. Wait for your urgent reply.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Aminu Ismail – Director
E-Banking
Enterprise Bank Limited EBL, Nigeria.

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