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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: info unoffice <infounofficeatmcard@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 18:19:24 -0500
Subject: Reply Back,,,,,,


Following the protest by international communities in the last Worldwide
Economic Forum on Asia , Paris club ,World bank ,Europe ,U.S and Africa
held in Abuja Nigeria on 07 - 09 May 2014.The world Leader and United
Nations has given instruction to African Leaders to make sure that all scam
victims is compensated without any further delay.America President Barack
Obama has instructed all African head of states/presidents of all including
African countries to make sure that all foreign payments in Africa is paid
to the rightful owner before the end of this YEAR 2015.According to him
some of them have spent alot of money and still they have not received
their fund.So all African Leaders in conjunction with United Nations is
compensating you with the sum of $12.7m United State Dollars because of
what has happened to you in the past.President Barack Obama has warned that
failure to comply with this instruction,then they will lose all the Grant
they have been enjoying from United Nations,United States of America and
other G8 Countries.

Kindly Contact Sir D.C Marshall
Director United Nations head Office in Abuja F.C.T Nigeria
Email;(seniorresidentrepresentative@e-mail.ua)
Direct Phone +234-7019774577

We have created an electronic transfer system called prepaid ATM Visa
Card,which has been loaded with your ($12.7m United States Dollars)Twelve
Million,Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars therein and will be
send to you immediately on the receipt of your
email response to us.Also be informed that why you have not received your
fund in the past was because of some corrupted government officials which
those people involved in delaying your payment here has been arrested and
charged to court.

Below is the information you are expected to re-confirm and forward to Sir
David Charles Marshall,

1. Full Name: ____________________________
2. Address: ______________________________
3. Nationality: ____________Sex___________
4. Age: ____________Date of Birth: ________
5. Occupation: ___________________________
6. Phone:_____________________
7. Copy of Your Identity: ________________

For your information, you have to stop any further communication with any
other person or office claiming to be the right office to avoid any hitches
in receiving your payment. Because of Impostors, we hereby issued you our
code of conduct, which is (Atm-7770)So you have to indicate this code when
contacting the Card Center by using it as your subject.

Thanks
Mrs Daniela Brown
Office Secretary and Personal Assistant To the Director.

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