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: "Nancy Rose Nynu," <"www."@coral.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Nancy Rose Nynu," <chasebankusaonline@zoho.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 21:54:49 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear funds owner.


Dear funds owner.


Good day to you, This is to acquaint you on the outcome of our meeting with
Western Union Incorporation and the Association of Better Business Bureau to
compensate scam victims upon due verification And we know that this is good
news for all whom have lost money through western union the new United States
Govt. have decided to intervene for their own benefits.

The National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United Nations and
Federal Bureau of Investigation, have successfully pleaded with the United
States President to mandate Western Union and money Gram to ensure all victims
are compensated, to boost the Exercise of clearing all foreign debts owed to
individuals and organizations due to the pass Government failed to follow the
due process to ensure you receive your funds or compensations due for been
victimized by using their services.

It’s our pleasure to confirm to you that the sum of $12,500,000 has been
approved to be paid to you as compensation from Western Union INC for losing
money through their services without then checkmating whom you were sending the
money to so the sum of $USD12,500,000 has been mandated to be paid to you
through Chase Bank USA.

Western Union (WU) allowed criminals to use its global money transfer service
to carry out “hundreds of thousands” of scams, the company admitted in a
federal settlement under which it will return $586 million to victims of the
fraud as compensations.

The Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday that Western Union knows for
“years” that scammers were using its services, but ignored the signs. That
included more than 550,000 customer complaints the company received between
January 2001 and March 2017. Scammers racked up billions in fraudulent
transactions over that time period, the agency said.

In one scam, criminals would call a Western Union customer and direct them to
wire money to claim a prize or to help a relative. Once the money was sent, it
could not be recovered. Some Western Union agents went along with the scam for
a cut of the profits.

Visit our web page to confirm the legitimate of your compensation fund from
Western Union Money Transfer, once you open our web page make sure you read the
article very well to be so sure that your said fund is from genuine office.
Noted your name is on the list of people listed to be compensated as approved.

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/western-union-586 -million-in-
fraud/


However, kindly contact Chase
Bank USA via their contact details below with your personal information’s as
soon as you receive this mail notification.


Bank Name: Chase Bank USA
chasebankusaonline@zoho.com







A priority payment instruction has been dully issued to the bank as stated so
to credit the mentioned amount to your personal account been your compensation
payment as soon as you contact with your personal information's Upon receipt of
this mail, after contacting them for urgent services.
•
Kindly furnish these details when contacting the bank as directed.
Your Full Name....
Home Address.....
Nationality...
State/City....
Contact telephone number...
Indicate how you wish to receive your fund.

We wait your immediate response as soon as you contact the bank for better
follow up to ensure you get your approved compensation funds without any delay.

Regards,
Nancy Rose Nynu,
Information’s Officer for Claim of funds.

Anti-fraud resources: