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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 DOUGLAS .M. PHIL," <"www."@leaf.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "MR DOUGLAS .M. PHIL," <ubafile1@outlook.fr>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:17:33 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION FROM (I.M.F)

ATTENTION FROM (I.M.F)

I AM MR DOUGLAS M. PHIL, DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT,UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA [U.B.A] THE ONLY BANK APPOINTED BY THE O.A.U MEMBERS LED BY PRESIDENT PATRICK TALON IN BENIN REPUBLIC.

BECAUSE OF THE FRAUD GOING ON IN WEST AFRICA COUNTRIES WHERE SOME INNOCENT BENEFICIARIES WERE ASK TO PAY IN ADVANCE BEFORE RECEIVE THE MONEY OWED TO THEM. THE ABOVE AFRICA UNION HELD MEETING IN BENIN REPUBLIC AND RESOLVE TO PAY ALL BENEFICIARIES IN CASH THROUGH MEANS OF DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE.WE RECEIVE YOUR FILES FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(I.M.F) MEMBER AND REMEMBER US THAT YOUR FILE PAYMENT IS DORMANT AND YOU WILL ACTIVATE IT.

BUT YOU WILL ONLY UPDATE YOUR FILE DORMANT BUT WE AS (UBA) WILL ASSIST YOU FULLY AND IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS ALL QUICKLY GET BACK TO US NOW TO ASSIST YOU FULLY. PLEASE LET US KNOW AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL (ubafile1@outlook.fr) AS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES.(6.7M) IF ANYBODY TELLS YOU THAT HE IS PAYING YOU IN BANK DRAFT OR TELE-GRAFIC MONEY TRANSFER DO NOT LISTEN TO HIM OR HER BECAUSE DUE TO THIS FRAUD NO INTERNATIONAL BANK HONOURS OUR REMITTANCE INSTRUCTION ANY MORE. THAT IS WHY WE SETTLED TO PAY IN CASH THROUGH COURIER. WE ALSO RECEIVED A SECURITY REPORT THAT YOU PAID THE FRAUDSTERS WHO HAVE BEEN DECEIVING YOU, TELLING YOU THAT THEY ARE GOING TO SEND THIS MONEY TO YOU. DEAR,AS A SENIOR BANKER, CONTROLLING THIS CASH PAYMENT NOW, I ADVISE YOU NOT TO WASTE YOUR MONEY BY PAYING ANY BODY IN ADVANCE AGAIN, AND IF YOU JUST FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTION, YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR MONEY IN THREE DAYS TIME.

YOUR FUND WILL NOW CONVERT IN ATM MASTER CARD AND TAKE TO THE DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT,I WILL SEND YOU MORE MAILS TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION WITH MY INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT FOR YOU TO KNOW THE GENUINE OF THIS TRANSACTION. THEREFORE, DO FORWARD YOUR FULL INFORMATION WHICH IS YOUR CURRENT HOME ADDRESS, YOUR SEX AND YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER TO ME FOR QUICK DELIVERY BECAUSE TIME IS NOT IN OUR SIDE ALL THE DOCUMENTS WILL BE SENT TO YOU IF I AM ASSURED THAT YOU HAVE SENT YOUR INFORMATION REALLY.

I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION OF YOURS.

MR DOUGLAS .M. PHIL,
DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA
CONTACT ME: +1(360) 358-5876
Email:(ubafile1@outlook.fr)

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