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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: " Mr henry johnson," <"www."@royal.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: " Mr henry johnson," <henryjohnson5111@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 22:38:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good Day,

Good Day,

Yes you will send an activation fee for the receipt of $5000 immediately, after you send the activate fee of $250 today, I will activate the MTCN number of $5000 for you and send to your name and you will pick up immediately after I activated the MTCN number of $5000 and send to your name today. Therefore kindly go ahead to send the $250 today.

I want to let you know that all issues and arrangements in regard to the release of your fund is conclude and completed in our office today, so please feel free and send the needed fee that is the only thing that is holding your transfer. immediately you send it and we confirm it, your first two payments each in amount of $5000 usd will release instantly without any other further delay, looking soonest to hearing from you,

Be informed that you will have to pay the balance sum of your activation upon cashing up of your first $5000:00 USD, also I am using this medium to inform you that failure to pay the balance sum will leave us with no option but to deactivate your MTCN of which you will and can never cash up the balance sum I want you to send the renewing and transfer fee with the information bellow. Your total amount of your fund is $7.2Million USD.

So use this name and Address of our Accountant officer to send the $250 today,

1.receiver name:...Ile Ben
2.country:.........Benin Republic.
3.city :...........Cotonou
4.test question:....when?
5.test answer:.....Now
6.sender name Address.....
7.amount you Sent $250 usd,send it through MONEY GRAM Or Western Union

send us the MTCN number immediately you send the money and immediately we confirm the transfer fee we will release your first receipt of your $5000:00 today or tomorrow morning,

God be with you and your family thank,

Mr henry johnson,
TELEPHONE NO:(+229-99227315)
Money Gram office Benin republic for your payment,

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