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: "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF)" <electrodry@electrodry.net.au>
Reply-To: <mrjeffrycole1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2015 13:30:00 +0530
Subject: Your Urgent Response Is Needed Asap

<HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgcolor=#FFFFFF leftmargin=5 topmargin=5 rightmargin=5 bottommargin=5>
<FONT size=2 color=#000000 face="Arial">
<DIV>
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF)</DIV>
<DIV>
FINANCIAL MONITORY DEPARTMENT/UNIT.</DIV>
<DIV>
100 Broad Street Main Ave Victoria Island, 20004</DIV>
<DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV>
ATTENTION.</DIV>
<DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV>
This is to officially inform you that ATM Card has been accredited with your favor.The ATM Card Value with $11, 500,000,000 USD (Eleven Million Five Hunderd Thousand United State Dollars) . A power of attorney was forwarded to our office this morning by two gentlemen, one of them is an American national and he is MR DAVID DEANE by name while the other person is MR JACK MORGAN by name a CANADIAN national.This gentlemen claimed to be your representative, and this power of attorney stated that you are dead, they brought an information to replace your informations in other to claim your fund of $11, 500,000,000 USD (Eleven Million Five Hunderd Thousand United State Dollars) which it is right now lying PENDING and UNCLAIMED.</DIV>
<DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV>
Be further informed that this power of attorney also stated that you suffered and died of a throat cancer. You are therefore given 24hrs to confirm the truth in this information, If you are still alive, You are to contact us back immediately, Because we work 24hrs just to ensure that we monitor all the activities going on in regards to the postage of beneficiaries inheritance and contract payment. Please you are hereby advice to reconfirm the below information to this honorable office for confirmation to help us serve you better.</DIV>
<DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV>
Your Full Name.........</DIV>
<DIV>
Your Country Address...</DIV>
<DIV>
Your Home Address......</DIV>
<DIV>
Occupation.............</DIV>
<DIV>
Tele Or Cell Phone.....</DIV>
<DIV>
Age....................</DIV>
<DIV>
A Copy Of Your ID......</DIV>
<DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV>
Note: Failure to reply back in the next 24hrs simply means what MR DAVID DEANE and MR JACK MORGAN said is right that you are dead. They have agreed to pay the needed fund valued at $270 US Dollars required for the postage fee of your ATM Card, but we have not gotten the money from them yet as we want to find out if you are dead or not, so if you are still alive you are advice in your own best interest to reply back and so we can stop further communication with MR DAVID DEANE and MR JACK MORGAN and deliver the ATM Card to your door step being the original beneficiary.</DIV>
<DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV>
The only fees you have to pay is the courier company fee which is $270,Please you don't have to worry for anything as the transaction is 100% risk free.The consignment is coming with a fed ex representative agent who will accompany the consignment to your house address.</DIV>
<DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV>
Thank you.</DIV>
<DIV>
Mr Jeffry cole</DIV>
<DIV>
International Monetary Funds Agent.</DIV>
<DIV>
&nbsp;</DIV>
</FONT>
</BODY></HTML>

Anti-fraud resources: