joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Info
Reply-To: <willamsadams090@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2015 12:20:16 +0200
Subject: YOUR ATM VISA CARD NOTIFICATION




YOUR ATM VISA CARD IS READY

Attention: Valued Customer, =


I have been waiting for you since the beginning of the year to contact me r=
egarding your winning amount of $2,000,000.00 (Two Million United State Dol=
lars) loaded on your international ATM visa card. Therefore you can make wi=
thdrawal in any location of ATM Machine Center Cash point of your choice in=
any part of the world and the maximum you can withdraw a day is $2,000.00 =
US Dollars, but I did not hear from you. Then I went and deposited the pack=
age ATM CARD with Express Courier Company, Johannesburg South Africa as I t=
raveled out of the country for a short Course and I will not come back till=
end of the year 2015. What you have to do now is to contact the Express Co=
urier Security Company as soon as possible to know when they will deliver y=
our package to you because of the expiring date.
=

For your information, I have paid for the Clearance Certificate Fee neither=
of the ATM CARD showing that it is not a drug Money nor to sponsor Terrori=
st attack in your Country. The only money you will pay to the Courier Compa=
ny to deliver your ATM CARD direct to your postal Address in your country i=
s ($150.00) only being their Security Keeping Fees of the Courier Company s=
o far.
=

Again, Don't be deceive by anybody to pay any other money except $150.00 Un=
ited States I would have paid that but they said no, because they don't kno=
w when you will contact them and in case of demurrage. You have to contact =
the Express Courier Company manager for the delivery of your ATM CARD packa=
ge with this information below immediately.

CONTACT PERSON: Dr. William Adams
POSITION: FOREIGN DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
Direct Office Land Line: (+27) 632865090
E-MAIL: willamsadams090@gmail.com
=

Finally makes sure that you reconfirm your details below to them to avoid a=
ny mistakes on the delivery. Call Dr. William Adams on +27632865090 for mor=
e details

(1)Your Full name........................ =

(2)Your Accurate Physical address................. =

(3)Your Province or State or City.....................
(4)Your Mobile Number........................ =

(5)Your Age........................

Send those details again to them to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and a=
sk them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package an=
d know when it will get to your address.
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this massag=
e to avoid any further delay and remember you are to pay them their Securit=
y keeping fees of $150.00 ONLY for their immediate action.
=

As a matter of facts, make sure as the rightful beneficiary of the ATM CARD=
package of $2,000,000.00 (Two Million United State Dollars) you must conta=
ct them by indicating the code (2661428) so that they can find it and pick =
up immediately as they have it in their record.
=

Yours sincerely
Dr. Josephine A. Baidoo
Acting Manager of Absa Bank of South Africa


Anti-fraud resources: