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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: "UBA" <admin@vlankas.ru>
Reply-To: kstu010@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2016 19:14:52 +0400
Subject: Dear Beneficiary:


UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA
3, Akin Adesola Street,
Victoria Island,
Lagos Nigeria
Tel.+234-701-173-4331

Dear Beneficiary:


My name is Mr. Donald Johnson Senior Vice President United Bank of
Africa. In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision of
the first t quarter of the year 2016, we discovered that the Bank
Accounts belonging to some Benefactors have been changed on the basis
that the owners have died some time, or have given out an
authorization note of change of data. (Deed of Assignment), after the
investigations however, it was revealed that there are Foreigners who
are collaborating with Retired Staffs and some commercial bank staffs
to make these changes illegally without the knowledge of the bonafide
Benefactors and one traced to your own change is this Mr. Rick Jones,
John Kelly, and Mr. David Mark, who said you are dead, hence they have
forwarded some documents of funeral service held for you so as to
divert your fund.

They have also forwarded to this bank account below as the new account
that will receive this $15.5M already approved by United Bank of
Africa for transfer to your account
.
Bank Name: Hang Seng Bank
Bank Address: 83 Des Veoux Road,
Central-Hong Kong Account
Name: Rick Jones Account Number:235-325172-882
Bank Code: 024 Swift Code: Hasehkhh

But we wanted to confirm if actually this is true and hence decided to
write to your email address which after 7 days from now and there is
no response, we will then know that you are dead indeed and go on with
the transfer. If proved otherwise by you that you are alive, please
forward to us all the related Benefactors particulars including your
Telephone number, contact address.

These details from you will help to assist us reach a conclusion that
you are not dead, and legal action will be taken against the suspects
trying to divert your fund. Anything contrary to this claim will help
us charge this man to court and prosecute them while your approved
already 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. Rick Jones and his accomplices. So, if it is
not true then you are advices to reconfirms your information as listed
bellow:-

Full name:
Home address:
Current phone: Nationality:
Passport: Occupation: Sex:
Age:

We do await your positive response.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Donald Johnson
Senior Vice President
United Bank of Africa
© 2016. All Rights Reserved



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