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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: Mrs.Abisilah Odede <test61@patdon.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <moneytransfer_m12@yahoo.es>
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 06:02:42 -0500
Subject: Money-Gram Payment


INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC MONEY GRAM OPERATION DEPARTMENT.
14/17 TH MOTHBALL
MOHAMED ROAD LAGOS- NIGERIA.
MR.JAMES PETER(DIRECTOR MONEY GRAM)
Telephone; 234-8141736152
Email; moneytransfer_m12@yahoo.es

Attn;

Happy New Year, I am the New Director of this Money Gram Money Transfer Department. The Ministry Home Ministry of Finance Nigeria and Presidency Office of Nigeria instructed all Nigeria Bank to start releasing all outstanding payment. I checked the file of outstanding payment and found your Inheritance funds of 3.2 Million us dollars on your file

And I decided to contact you for immediately releasing of your payment. I have already sent $, 7000 us dollars but you cannot receive it untill it replace on your name and addrress. I needs your name, full address and contact telephne number, and Money Gram system charge you $ 210 us dollars before this $, 7000 us dollars will be remit for pick upon your name. We didn’t have any access to deduct the transfer charge from the total inheritance fund as it has been insured under insurance company and also signed by Nigeria Home Ministry of Finance that you will receive the total sum completely.

So you MUST keep record of the payment slip each time you receive $, 7000 us dollars to enable us confirm when your fund is completely transfer to your name. Here is the first payment which I sent to your name, like I said you will not pick it up untill this transfer charge 210us dollars and your address are receive;

Sender name; JAMES PETER
Sender Address; LAGOS NIGERIA
Reference Number; 76833456
Amount; $, 7000 us dollars

I want you to receive this first payment today, so try and send the transfer charge and your address immediately to enable us connect the payment for pick up by your name. I real want to start transferring this Inheritance payment as instructed by this New Government, our country has elected a new president and he decided to do a good work by releasing all outstanding foreign payment. So try and receive the fund with this new present president instruction. Your advise to send the needed transfer fee to below information vis Money Gram or western union;

Receiver Name; JOSEPH N. AGU
Receiver Address; LAGOS NIGERIA
Email me the transfer details after sending the fee e.g.;
Sender Name; ------
Reference; -----------
Question; --------
Answer; -------

USA Bank didn't required question and answer and that is reason I didn't replace on your own payment.
MY BEST REGARDS
MR. JAMES PETER FOREIGN OPERATION
MANAGER EMAIL; moneytransfer_m12@yahoo.es


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